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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
• 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.
  • tonwill@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • tonwill@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tony williams" <tonwill12@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:59:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: INHERITANCE


DEAR SIR/MA

I AM BARRISTER TONY WILLIAMS, A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTOREY TO LATE PITT GUILLORY, A NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HERE IN SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.

ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2000, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE, AND THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGBAMA EXPRESS ROAD. ALL THE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY HERE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THESE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPARTRIATING THE FUND VALUED AT 8.5MILLION DOLLARS LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OE DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED WHERE THESE HUGE AMOUNT WERE DEPOSITED. THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE FOURTEEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS

FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW, I SEEK THE CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASE SO THAT THE FRUIT OF THE OLD MAN'S LABOURE WILL NOT BE SQANDERED BY SOME CORRUPT NIGERIANS THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU.

THEREFORE, I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 40% OF THIS AMOUNT 55% AND THEN 5% FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, AFTER WHICH WE DISCUSS THE MODALITIES FOR THE TRANSFER.I HAVE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND LEGAL DOCUMENT NEEDED TO BACK YOU UP FOR THE CLAIM. ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS tonwill@indiatimes.com
AND ADVISE ME ON WHEN BEST TO CALL YOU.

PLEASE REACH ME ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS tonwill@indiatimes.com



BEST REGARDS

BARRISTER TONY WILLIAMS







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