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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 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.
  • parkerschambers@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mikeparker01" <mikeparker01@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: parkerschambers@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:49:59 -0300
Subject: BAR COUNCIL OFFICE

FROM THE OFFICE OF MIKE PARKER(QC)
BAR COUNCIL OFFICE,
15 Old Square
Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3UE .
LONDON,ENGLAND

Dear friend,

  Greetings!!! This letter is strictly confidential,intimate and confidential. Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature. There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood,but it is my duty to write and reach out to you. For I know that you are the only person that can be trusted to handle this project effectively without making me regret. I am Barrister Mike Parker practicing in all areasof tax, but more Particularly, private client work - IHT, CGT, trust tax,offshore tax,also Charities and Inland Revenue prosecutions in complex tax evasion cases.

  Am Personal attorney to late Engr.Brad,a native of your country who was working in an Shell-Oil producing company in Nigeria. On October 2001 my client died during the oil exploration in an oil-bunkering crisis in warri Delta state of Nigeria, and he died in testate.Furthermore, my client has in is account valued at $3.5MillionUSD a deposit with a finance House. My client supposed next of kin died also during the blast, all effort To contact any of his relation proved abortive. The banking law and guideline Act 00.02 of the foreign beneficiary fund release stipulates that if such Fund remain unclaimed after the existing period of five years,as the fund Shall be automatically transferred into the Finance House treasury account as Unclaimed fund I do not want the Finance House to transfer the funds into the Finance House Treasury as unclaimed funds. I hereby make a confidential business Proposition for you to stand as the next of kin to my late client because you bear the same last name with my client.

This transaction is 100% Risk free as you will not appear in person as soon as the transaction Progresses I'll be the one traveling down to Nigeria. Your communication With the Financial Company should be on calls and emails and all these are to be treated As confidential as all
Paperworks regarding this transaction will be taken care of legally as at when due. Be rest assured that this transaction is Profitable to both of you and us won't regret being part of it.If you are vested interested,I oblige you to send the following details below

1) Your full names.
2) Your full contact address
3) Your telephone & Fax numbers.
4) Your Nationality and country Of residence.

With these available details I'll file an application in your name which I'll send you an official letter of claim for you to send to the finance house for the claim of your funds transfer. If you are interested you can contact me on my official Email address:(parkerschambers@yahoo.co.uk).
Lawful Regards,
Barrister Mike Parker (QC)

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