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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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: =?utf-8?q?Paschal=20Cole?= <paschal_cole1@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: paschal.cole@live.com
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 12:58:44 +0530 (IST)
Subject: I sent you a private message.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: paschal_cole1@yahoo.in



- Dear Friend, My name is Barrister Paschal Cole and I am with the Royal City Chambers here, We had a foreign Client Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who deposited (Ten Million British Pound sterling) with a security company for an estate purchase before he unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting thiswebsite.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list and since his death, we here have been expecting his next of kin/relative(s) for the inheritance of the deposit, but none has surfaced. The policy of the Security Company however stipulates a limited time period for such inheritance to be made or the fund will be written off going by the record of the incident, the time limit for the claim is closing up. In this consideration, I am contacting you to seek for your kind understanding and sincere co-operation to !
claim this inheritance for our mutual benefit. If you can stand as the next of kin in this project, success is assured because I am in possession of the personal file jacket of the deceased which contains every needed information about the deposit by the deceased and you and I stand no risk of any kind because I have enough information to support you in claiming the inheritance. The proceed of the transaction will be shared 50% each after expenses are reimbursed. Kindly indicate your willingness through the email address provided below and we shall proceed with the initial step for the claim. Barr Paschal Cole Royal City Chambers 42 st Andrew square Edinburgh EH2 2YE, United Kingdom

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