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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER SIMON HILLS" <ersem@erciyes.edu.tr>
Reply-To: Barristerhills@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:01:41 -0000
Subject: THIS IS MY THIRD AND FINAL NOTICE TO YOU...



--
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.
Jürge Krügger.I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was
returned undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Jurge Krugger
made
you abeneficiary to his WILL.He left the sum of Twenty Million,One
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling (£20,100,000.00 GBP)to you inthe Codicil
and
last testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real
and true.Being a widely traveled man,he must have been in contact with you
in
the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous
friends
abroad who wished you good.Engr. Jurge Krugger until his death was a
member of
the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic &Electrical
Engineers.

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities
andto
help the poor and the needy in our society.Please if I reach you as I am
hopeful,endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me
conclude my
job.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time. Note: You are advise to
contact me
with my personal Email Address: Barristerhills@ymail.com.

I await your prompt response
Yours in Service,
Barr Hills Chambers
Partner Attorney Of Law

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