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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:
  • "barr." (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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • barr_jamarkchambers@outgun.com

Fraud email example:

From: "James John" <james@jamesjohn-chambers.org>
Reply-To: barr_jamarkchambers@outgun.com
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:08:09 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/URGENT REPLY

Lion Chambers And Associates
Solicitors And Lagel Practitioners
Accredited Attorneys
#20 Airport Road ikeja
Lagos-Nigeria

Attention,
Your name and your e-mail address came up by our law firm,
Lions Chambers in Lagos, Nigeria. My name is
Barr.James.John
A personal attorney to our late client Mr.Mark Harrison
who use to work for an oil firm in Nigeria. Mr Mark
Harrison a well known Philanthropist,before he
died,he made a {WILL}stating that $10,400M (Ten million four hundred U.S.dollars only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of
our choice overseas.

We have made a random draw and your name and e-mail address
was picked as the beneficiatry to this {WILL}. I am
particularly interested in securing this money from the
Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing us to
produce the beneficiary of this {WILL}within two weeks or
else the money will be credited to the Government
treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire to execute
the {WILL} of our late client.

You are required to contact me immediately to start the
process of sending this money to any of your designated
official accounts.I urge you to contact me immediately on my
private emil:{barr_jamarkchambers@outgun.com}
for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has
given us a date limit.

Regards.
Barr.James John,
Principal Partner.
http://lionchamber.8m.net/

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