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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +27791037808 (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.
  • barrister_anni1@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Anni" <barr_anni019@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:35:49 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER O. ANNI.
OFFICE ADDRESS: ST 37 LAKE SHORE DRIVE
ALBERTON CRESCENT, JOHANNESBURG - S/A.

 

ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL: barrister_anni1@yahoo.com.hk

TELEPHONE/FAX: +27-791037808 / +27-11-7289509

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

 

I am Barrister O. ANNI, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. ABDUL NAVEED, a national of your country, who used to work with shell Development Company in South Africa.

 
Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a plane crash accident ALASKA AIRLINE (flight 261). All occupants of the crash unfortunately lost their lives. Since
then I have made several enquiries to your embassey to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

 

After these several unsuccessful attempts, i decided to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the BANK (FIRST NATIONAL BANK) where the deposit was made $7.350 (seven million three hundred and fifthy thousand U.S dollar). Now the BANK(FNB) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confisticated within the next ten official working days.

 

Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this deposit can be sent to you and then you and i can share the money 50% to me and 50% to you.

 

Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction modelity if you wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up every claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seal this transaction through.

 

Kinly keep in contact with me on my alternative e-mail address which you can find here barrister_anni1@yahoo.com.hk , hope to hear from you.

 

 

 

THANKS,

 

BARRISTER O. ANNI

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