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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • mariamulrennan1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Maria Mulrennan"<mariamulrennan1@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:49:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attn: Friend, I Have The Will For Your Inheritance.










BARRISTER MARIA MULRENNAN. HALSBURY CHAMBERS &amp; SOLICITORS, 116-118 CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, WC2A 1PP ENGLAND, UK.DATE: 17/03/07 Dear Sir/Madam, I am Maria Mulrennan, a solicitor of the supreme court of England, UK and the Personal Attorney to Late Stephen, who bear the same surname with you, a national of your country, who before his death worked for Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) as the President/Chief Executive Officer and Formerly Chief Executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund/Heritage Lottery Fund. He was also a good friend to Late Denis Maillet and family; The CNN report, crash of Swissair Flight 111. May their gentle souls rest in glorious peace Amen.http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/07/swissair.victims.list/index.htmlOn the 21st April 1997, my client, his wife and their only kid were involved In a car accident along Cumbria-Durham. Three of them unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I, as the Personal Attorney to the
Deceased had made several attempts to locate his friends, relatives through the Internet and their embassy but to no avail.However, the Bank International Financial Organization has issued me a notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the Next 21 official working days. On this order, hence, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you bear the same surname, to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client, for the bank is ready to listen to you provided you have the correct Information of the account, which I will give to you immediately you agreed to assist me,so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at $25.2M {Twenty Five Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars} as at last two months assessment can be paid out in your favour.As a Barrister, I have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up the claim. All !
I
requires from you is your honest co-operation, your private telephone, fax number and your address to enable us see that this deal went through. I have agreed to give you 40% for your assistance, while 60% will be for me. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.Best Regards, MRS. MARIA MULRENNAN. MEMBER OF THE ENGLISH BAR.Please, e-mail me here: mariamulrennan1@yahoo.co.uk



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