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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27732270410 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • austensmith_chambersandassociate@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER. AUSTEN SMITH" <austensmithchambersandassociate@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: austensmith_chambersandassociate@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 22:12:30 +0200
Subject: HELLO

From: Austen Smith.
(Austen Smith Chambers & Associate Firm).
Address: 3rd Floor, D block Isibaya building,
Mutual park Jan Smuts Drive, Pineland 7405.
Cape Town, South Africa.
Tel: +27 73 227 0410.
Email: austensmith_chambersandassociate@yahoo.com



My Late Client Son: Mr.Tito Savimbi.

Attn: Sir/ Madam.
I am Barrister. Austen Smith ESQ. A Solicitor and the personal Attorney
to Mr.Tito Savimbi.
I run an international Business Promotion and Consultancy firm and I
got your contact through a mutual aquitance from the south african chamber of commerce
and industry in my quest for a foreign investment
for my client.I wish to inform you of this great interested opportunity and a request
for assistance to invest my client fund in your country.

However, Mr.Tito Savimbi is looking for a partner/ foreign investor
that will assist him to invest his fund deposited with a Security and Finance
Company here before the death of his Father.

The followings are his specifications for your consideration and
immediate attention:
1. Investment capital USD $12.5million
2. Area of interest - real estate, hotel, transportation, civil
construction, industries, and fisheries.
3. Shares of partners depending on capital input, therefore subject to
negotiation.
4. Interested party should be prepared to come to Republic Of South
Africa to sign agreement with him that will protect his interest before he
releases and remit his capital to the designated account for the
project after which he will travel back with the person to finalize and set-up the business.

Please kindly note that you need not to reply if you are not satisfied
with the above conditions as my client will prefer to deal with somebody serious as
the entire management and running of this venture will be the person's responsibility,
because it will not be possible for my client to be physically present most of
the time in view of his time consuming commitments as a young boy/man.
Secondly please, if you are interested to share in this great
investment opportunity, I would like you to send the following details for more oral
communication base on this request.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Contact Address
(3) Your Phone & Fax Numbers.

For more clarification you should contact me on the number above
Kindly give this proposal an urgent attention, as my client needs this
information as soon as possible.

I look forward to your immediate response.

Sincerely Yours,
Barrister Austen Smith ESQ.
(LLB LONDON)


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