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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • private_brianwilliams3@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Brian=20Williams?= <private_brianwilliams3@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: bwilliamss3@mmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 04:46:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR. HENRY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: private_brianwilliams3@yahoo.co.uk

Hello,

REQUEST T0 CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN


I am Mr. Brian A. Williams , I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Henry a foreign contractor .On the 2nd of Dec. 2002, my client died by accident .Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, tolocate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund left behind by my late client because the bank have asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of kin . The particular bank have given me a notice to provide the next of kin to claim the amount valued at about US$11m Million United States Dollars or have the amount confisicated since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over years, now I seek your conscent to present you as the next of kin of my late client since your a foreigner and have the same surname so that the procee!
ds of this account valued at US$11 Million can be paid to you and we can both share the US$11 Million United States Dollars equal half.


All I require is your honest coperation to enable us see this dealt through .I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my country too as a professional legal attorney in the field.


Finally,kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this transaction.Upon your consideration of this deal ,you are hereby asked to send the following information that I will use toprepare an application on your behalf as you Legal Counsel representing this claim legally to the bank where the US$11 Million United States Dollars was deposited by my late client for the release of the funds to you as the inheritor.


Send the below information to this email address bwilliamss3@mmail.com for confidentiality and privacy.


1. Your Full names


2. Your complete Address.


3. Your Telephone number


4. Your fax number


5. Your Occupation.


6. Sex.


7. Marital Status.


8. Age


I await your urgent response.


Best regards,


MR. BRIAN A.WILLIAMS (ATTORNEY )

NO: 12 SATELLITE TOWN,LAGOS-NIGERIA

PRIVATE TELL ++ 234 8060110065

REPLY TO: bwilliamss3@mmail.com



CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR. HENRY



- Brian Williams

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