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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.)
  • "barr." (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "andrew gordon" <andrew_gordon1@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:19:30 +0000
Subject: Greetings To You

FROM THE DESK; Andrew Gordon Chambers,
corporate office 8. Canada Square
London E14 5XL.
Attn: Patton Young  

 

I know my message will come to you as a surprise. Therefore, I tender my excuse. I am Barrister Andrew Gordon, the president of Gordon legal chambers here in England, an adviser to government’s establishment, and a personal lawyer to late Mr. Jim Patton  International businessman who died over two years ago on ghastly accident on his way to Asia on
official duty.

 

It was three weeks from today that I received a call from the security company where he kept some money, notifying me that, he deposited a sum of Ten million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($10.5m) in their security company, they went on to say that I was contacted base on information they got from some documents that back-up the depositions in which my name was mentioned as his personal Lawyer, the security company advices me to provide them with the name of the next of kin for the money because for the past two years and some months now, the money has been with the security company without anybody coming forth for it.

 

After so many attempt I made to get in touch with the family and relatives failed I decided to contact you because of the ultimatum of twenty one days from now and pressure from security company which says that if I failed to forward them with the name of the next of kin, the money deposited will be forfeited finally and redirect the fund to the government treasury as unclaimed fund, as constituted in the laws of banking, security company and other financial institutions here in England, for this reason your sincere help is needed.

 

On my own part as the attorney, I will facilitate in getting all the necessary documents from the ministry of justice here in England that will prove the Legality of this money, which will be transfer into yournominate account. I am proposing 25 percent of this money to you and 5 percent for any auxiliary expenses from the security firm transfer charges.
I am anxiously expecting your urgent response.

 

Thanks Best Regards
Barr. Andrew Gordon Furness
Telephone: {44}-703-191-3313
Email:barr_andyfuress@msn.com

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