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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jamenicole_fce@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES ODION" <james_odion2b@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesodion15@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:17:38 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS RElTIONSHIP VALUED AT $3.1MILLION

Solicitor,Advocate and Notary Public
Office: 10 snow hill, London
EC1A ,2A1,ENGLAND 96 DX
LONDON,CITY

Last and Final Notification of Bequest Congratulation!

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Martins
Scot, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the
Post Office was returned undelivered, therefore I now attempt to reach you
via your email address as it appears to be the next and the only option left
unexplored.

Engr. Martins Scot (late), left the sum of $3.1Million in his account with
Barclays Bank Plc London with no formal next of Kin hence i wish to make you
the beneficiary in the codicil and last testament to his will.
My client, Eng Scot was a pioneer member of STRABAG CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD,a
dedicated Catholic Christian and Philanthropist.

He died on the 9th day of February 2002 at the age of 82 and his WILL is now
ready for execution and directly on my desk for execution.

Please If I reach you as I am hopeful I will, please endeavor to get back
to me as soon as possible to enable me transfer the fund into your
designated account at 50% to be shared between us, all that is required for
this fund to be transfered is for you to provide a valid bank account where
you want this fund transfered.

Be advised that all modalities regarding this transfer has been worked to
ensure a hitch free transfer.


Please do refer every correspondence to my direct mail box as provided OR
aLTERNATIVELY EMAIL jamenicole_fce@yahoo.co.uk



Once again, I congratulate you for this is a significant honor indeed as it
behoves you herefore to act at once to avoid risk of forfeiture to the the
government asevery effort to trace the families of the deceased proved
abortive hence my decision to look for someone to assist receive this fund.

Yours faithfully,

Barrister James Nicole
(Sectional Head)
Probate and Bequest Division For:
TRAVERS BRAITHWAITES AND PARTNERS

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