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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Bill Johnson <billjohnson_attoneyschambers@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:57:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BARRISTER BILL JOHNSON CHAMBERS URGENT.


BARRISTER BILL JOHNSON CHAMBERS.

Attention: Fr Clarimonde Burgerler

Compliment of the day,I recieved your mail this morning and the content their was well understood by this office.


My dear client as your legal representative i am in the position to tell you what is good for you and what will make your winning cliams very easy,their no way i can get you a bank draft when the bank have not hear from me nor see any proof for your claims.

If you will follow me with my duties i would advise you to pay for your winning Certificate and Bank form that you have to fill, and with this i can proceed to the bank for claims for now i have no proof to claim your winning on your behalf and that is what i can say for now.

Secondly as i said on the last mail i sent to you that the Awarding Company has been writing to me about your winning claims and processes but i have nothing to tell them,please i have worked with this Company for years now and my concern is that i don't want to lose my relationship with them due to your delay and they take me for inactive of all the lawyers they work with,if you are ready to pay your fees so that i will process your winning release do that immediately but if you are not ready to do so let me know so that i will have a reason to give them and then hands off your case.

Finally i would want you to know that i am only protecting my repurtation as a lawyer and not your money,the need for the fees is to process your winning and i cannot work for you with the companies money so you have to pay that understand and is very urgent to hear from you soon.

Thank you
Fr Clarimonde Burgerler.



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