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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)
  • "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.
  • +447031968945 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Fred Eisenhart <barr_fredschambers@klepetulja.com>
Reply-To: barr_fredschambers@walla.com
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:20:37 +0000
Subject: READ THIS !!!!



Barrister Fred Eisenhart , Park Chambers, 201 Yarborough Street, D4 7HK, London, U.K E-mail: barr_fredschambers@walla.com Telephone : + 44 70 3196 8945 Dear Sir/Madam, I am Barrister Erich Sulters. I was the Personal Attorney to Mr. William Heinz, the Chairman/CEO of BZ Sales and Engineering Company, here in London which Filed for Bankruptcy and was subsequently liquidated Due to an accumulated Debt of US$45,000.000.00 Unpaid Funds owed some of their Major Customers. Following the Liquidation my Client's Company in the year 2002,He lost all he had which were confiscated by Court Appointed Baillifs. Prior to the Confiscation Order,My Client Disclosed to me of some Cash Deposits totalling US$15,500.000.00 which he Lodged with a Private Finance Company here and didn't declare these Information to any one for fear of Loosing completely all he has laboured for in Life and also to save him from any Financial Embarrassment in the Future. Unfortunately,One year after the Funds were Lodged with the Finance and Tr
ust Deposit Company,My Late Client was Found Dead in His Apartment on the 15th of March,2003 due to Prostrate Cancer which he has been diagnosing for Years. Due to the Clause on the Deposit Agreement,These Funds cannot be released to anyone since my Late Client Died Intestate(Without a Will).However,Due to the Circumstances which prompted him to Lodge these Funds,He informed me that I and his Account Officer are the only persons Privy to these Funds which have been coded to prevent the Baillifs from tampering with them. Presently,I am in a bad financial situation due to the Fact that I relied so much on the assurances from My Late Client that he was going to compensate me for my Legal Representation which I offered him without asking for a Dime or penny.Since,I cannot Claim these Funds,I approached the Account Officer with the Fact regarding the Funds and informed him of My Intention to have the Funds released to someone I would Appoint and Present to the Bank as My Late Client's Next of Kin/Relative. Will
ingly,He consented to this Arrangement and further advised inorder for the Management to authorise the release of these Funds,that I contact a Trusted and Reliable Individual whom will act as the Relative to Mr. William Heinz Late Client. Hence,I contacted you for your consent and Co-operation to act as the Next of Kin/Relative of my Late Client. I can assure you that there is no risk whatsoever involved in the transaction since the Account Officer is with us.Therefore,This Business is definitely bound to go through.All that is required on your Part is Your Utmost co-operation,Honesty and above all an Assurance that our own share of these Funds,once Transferred into your Account,will be held in Trust for us pending our arrival in your country. Please i will appreciate if you could send me your full name and phone number for a better explanation,i want you to know that my late client gave me all the original copy of Deposit of funds and some other documents that will help facilitate the quickness of this tra
nsfer of fund.Be rest assured. I have to stop here now as your response will determine our subsequent corresspondence. Please Get back to me via my email address; barr_fredschambers@walla.com or You endeavour to call me on my direct and secured telephone number + 44 70 3196 8945 ,It's urgent you call so that I can brief and intimated you regarding the transactional arrangements and also your partnership obligation as I will be delighted to speak with you. Best regards, Barrister Fred Eisenhart

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