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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447035924430 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "BAR.JOHN D. GRAY (ESQ)" <candlegirl@fire2wire.com>
Reply-To: bar_john_gray@vista.aero
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:12:12 -0000
Subject: FROM BAR.JOHN D. GRAY (INHERITANCE PROPOSAL)


JOHN DAVID GRAY CHAMBERS
60 Water Street liverpool,London L2 8TD.
Tel: +44-703-592-4430
Fax: +44-700-580-2867
Fax: +44-7005-801-226
Email:bar_john_gray@vista.aero

From The Desk OF: BAR.JOHN D. GRAY (ESQ)


I am Barrister John David Gray personal Attorney to Mr.Richard Burson and
his lovely wife Ms.Lenor Burson who died on the 2nd November 1999 in an
Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board all passengers
unfortunately lost their lives(May their soulrest in perfectpeace)since
then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client’s extended
relatives but this proved unsuccessful.

You can confirm this from the website below which was published by CNN.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm


After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not compulsory
that the next-of-kin must be a blood relation to the deceased, hence I
contacted you because you are from the same country with my late client,
Be informed that a next-of-kin can be anybody, friends or organization.

Presently, the Bank where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued at
US$10, 500, 000.00 Million issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin
to my client to receive its benefit or have the account confiscated, so I
have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this benefit left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank.

To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the
next of kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this
Deposit valued at US$10, 500, 000.00 Million can be paid to you and then
you and I can share the money; 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should
be given to any Orphanage Home.

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
via this E-mail:bar_john_gray@vista.aero with the below details
immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message.

Full Name:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Mobile Number:
Private Email:
Age:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Sex:
Marital Status:

Your prompt response is highly imperative.

Yours sincerely,

Bar.John D. Gray (Esq.)
JOHN DAVID GRAY CHAMBERS.

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