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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Capon Brian" <cbrian555@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: cbrianwoolwichuk@msn.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:10:10 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

From:Barrister Capon Brian LLB (LONDON)
50a Leighton Gardens,
London NW10 3PT, UK
Phone: 44 7717490642
Fax: 44 8701332609

Dear Beneficiary

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

This is sequel to your non-response of our earlier letter to you On behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Sir Engr. Willy Bubenik
( KSM),I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the
bequest of the sum of US$2,500.000.00 [Two Million,five hundred thousand US
Dollars]in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The late Sir
Willy Bubenik until his death was a former Managing Director and pioneer
staff of a big construction company here in London. He was a very dedicated
Christian and a great philanthropist during his life time.

Late Sir Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2003 at the age of 68, He was
buried on the 23rd of February.Late Sir Willy Bubenik even though he was an
American living and working here as a foreigner which he requested before
his death that he should be buried here in his words,"I regard here as My
home and the people as my people". He said that this token is to support
you as a christian individual to use this to fund churches,charitiable
organisation and widows propagating the word of God and help the the
less-privelegded.I hereby request you to forward any proof of identities of
yours like your full names,contact address,copies of your driving licence
or international passport also your current telephone and fax numbers to
enable us obtain a probate letter from the court for the release of this
bequest of money.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully
Barrister Capon Brian LLB (LONDON)

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