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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • william2jones_lawfirm800@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "William Jones" <w_joneslawfirm8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: william2jones_lawfirm800@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:07:39 -0600
Subject: Very important contact me immediately

>From The Desk of Barrister
William Jones Esq. London

Hello,

I am Barrister William Jones from London. A solicitor at law, I was the
Personal attorney to late Christian Goetz. Who died in AF4590 Crash with his
wife Irene Vogt-Goetz.


Please view these websites to confirm what I'm telling you and get back to
me immediately.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially, the money
left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. The
deceased had an account valued at about 12 million United States Dollars and
the bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the
account confiscated.


All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me to enable us discuss further about this
transaction.

Contact me on my alternative (william2jones_lawfirm800@yahoo.co.uk)

Best Regards,

William Jones.

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