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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- barri.azizelarry@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Augusta Enrico Baldazzi" <cwade9@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 13:10:17 +0000
Subject: Now Contact My lawyer Barrister Azize Larry Duwala
Dear Partner,
Greetings to you!
How
are you with your family? I hope fine. I'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a
new partner from Portuguese. Presently I’m in Portuguese; meanwhile I
didn't forget your past efforts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it later failed us somehow. Now contact my lawyer
Barrister Azize Larry Duwala.
Feel
free to contact him via his e-mail id (barri.azizelarry@gmail.com ) and
ask him to send you the A.T.M VISA CARD worth sum of ($7.5M US Dollars)
which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts you made to assist me in this transaction, despite it later
failed us due to some inconveniences and do not fail to remember that my
main purpose of this gift to you is because I don't want anybody to
know about the business or expose me since I will never expose anybody.
Therefore, feel free to get in touch with my lawyer and he will send the
A.T.M VISA CARD VALUED $7.5M united state dollars to you.
Full names: __
Address:____
Zip Code:___
Sex: ___
Age: __
Marital status: ____
Occupation/Position: ___
Scann copy of any of your identification:_
Tel/House /private: __
Regards,
Mrs. Augusta Enrico Baldazzi
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