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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:
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (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: "Garry Williams" <gwwilliamsgarry@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:46:37 +0800
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSIST IN THIS PROJECT.

WILLIAMS'S & CO LAW FIRM

65-7 JALAN PANDAN INDAH

AMPANG SELANGOR 55100,

MALAYSIA.



ATTN:


MY NAME IS BARRISTER GARRY WILLIAMS. I AM A LEGAL PRACTITIONER WITH GARRY
WILLIAMSʼS & CO LAW FIRM IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA. I GET YOUR CONTACT AND
PROFILE IN INTERNET AND I DECIDED THAT YOU COULD COOPERATE WITH ME IN THIS
PROPOSITION. I HAVE A CLIENT WHO WAS DECEASED IN MARCH 15 2003, IN GENERAL
HOSPITAL SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA.



I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME AS MY DECEASED
CLIENT NOT THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT NEXT OF KIN TO HIS ESTATE AND ALSO ASK FOR
YOUR ASSIST TO WORK WITH ME IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING THAT WERE LEFT IN
MY DECEASED CLIENT'S BANK ACCOUNT. THIS FUNDING IS CLOSED TO BE DECLARED
UN-SERVICEABLE BY THE BANK AS THERE WERE NO INDICATED NEXT OF KIN OR NEXT OF
BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE BANK ACCOUNT IS USD$12.6 MILLION DOLLARS. LAST MONTH
THE BANK ISSUED ME A NOTIFICATION TO CONTACT THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY DECEASED
CLIENT FOR EITHER TO RE ACTIVATE THE ACCOUNT OR TO MAKE CLAIM OF
BENEFICIARY, OF THE FUNDING IN THE BANK ACCOUNT.



AND I HAVE GO TRUE THE INFORMATION HE GAVE TO ME WHEN HE WAS ALIVE AND KNOW
ONE TO CONTACT ABOUT HIS ESTATE THAT WHY I WRITE YOU.



MY PROPOSITION TO YOU IS TO SEEK YOUR CONSENT, AND TO PRESENT YOUR KIND SELF
AS THE NEXTOFKIN AND BENEFICIARY OF MY DECEASED CLIENT, SINCE YOU HAVE THE
SAME LAST NAME WITH HIM AND AFTER THE MONEY IS PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT WE WILL
SHARE IT 60% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU TOO.



I NEED YOUR TRUST AND HONEST IN THIS, THAT IS THE MUST IMPORTANT THING WE
NEED TO GET THIS BUSINESS TO THE END OF IT.PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU
GET THIS MAIL.


BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER GARRY WILLIAMS ESQ.

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