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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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: "Rico Savage & Associates" <inforicosavage@ricosavageassociates.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 05:17:32 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.

From the Desk: Barrister Rico Savage.
Rico Savage & Associates
London- UK.
TEL: + 00447040113347
TEL2: + 00447040113348
FAX: + 00448701356672
Email: inforicosavage@ricosavageassociates.co.uk

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Rico Savage, a solicitor at law. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post Office was returned undelivered i hereby attempt to reach you via your e-mail address. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Patrick a Nationale of your country who works with a petroleum Company in Europe and he is known and referred to as my Client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident on a summer holiday along High Road Buckhurst Hill London. Unfortunately all the entire family lost their lives in the tragedy. Since then, I have made several enquires to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all my efforts proved unsuccessful and to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

Now my contacts to you is to assist me in repatriating his money which is been lodged in a security/Finance company in a trunk box in Europe, before the money will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security/Fianance company where he deposit this money valued about $16,500,000 ( Sixteen Million Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) More importantly, the security/finance company where the deceased client deposited this huge sum of money has served me a write of notice to provide the NEXT OF KIN of my client or the (money) will be confiscated and send to the government treasury as unclaimed funds. Since I have tried and failed on several occasions in locating his relatives I am now seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the money will be paid to you while I will come over to your country for the sharing. I will take 45% while you will take 45%.and 5% will be for expenses incurred during the transaction and the remaining 5% will go to any charity organization of our choice.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.Finally, if this business interest you, please get in touch with me immediately via my private email address, Telephone or fax for security reasons, I will welcome messages that come only from my private email address and Fax. Also indicate to me your contact phone and fax numbers to enable me call you immediately for more information. PLEASE, I RESPECT CONFIDENTIALITY AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION.

I await your urgent response to this message.

Yours sincerely,
Barrister Rico Savage(ESQ)
TEL: + 00447040113347
TEL2: + 00447040113348
FAX: + 00448701356672
Email: inforicosavage@ricosavageassociates.co.uk

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