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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • smithbchambers2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Smith Briggs Novo <novochambers@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <smithbchambers2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:35:04 +0100
Subject: ATTN: (REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE).



Briggs K.Novo & Associate,Financial Attorney,Novo Chambers George & Associate, 33 carrer de la cerdanya Lioret Blau Lloret de Nar Girona 17410 Spain.Email: smithbchambers2@hotmail.com Dear Sir, Complement of the day.I am a solicitor at law.I am the personal Counsel to Mr.Marvin Gervais, citizen of your country,who is chairman of multinational company here in Spain.Before his death On the 11th of march 2004 my client, his wife And their two children were killed by bomb blast through terrorist attack in madrid train station all the occupant of the coach were killed.My client{Marvin} deposited the sum of $10.5 Million with a Finance company in Holland.for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. Since his death I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Finance company in Holland where this huge deposits were lodged. particularly the Finance company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the fund confisicated within the next fourteen official working days since I have been unsuccesfull in locating his relatives. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from thesame country so that the proceeds of this fund valued at 10.5 million Dollars will be claimed by you and then you and I can share the money. 40% comes to me and 60% goes to you.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further by sending me the info below I will send to you all documents needed to enable you claim the fund from the finance company in Holland. (1).Your full name.(2).Your phone/fax number.(3).Contact address.(4).Age, sex and Occupation.Bye and God bless,Hope to hear from you. View the sit below for better understanding:http://www.greatestcities.com/users/cbray5003/Europe/Spain/ Best regards.Briggs K.Novo(Esq). Note:Do send your reply to my private email at:smithbchambers2@hotmail.com
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