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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.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • barrgeraldlincoln@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrGerald Lincoln" <barrgeraldlincoln@bol.com.br>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:13:11 -0300
Subject: Dear Gallery, URGENT REPLY


Dear Gallery,

I am Barrister Gerald Lincoln, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Patrick Gallery, of your country, who used to
work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April
2000, my lient, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a
car accident along sagbama express road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy
here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.

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. I have contacted you to assist
in repartrating the fund valued at US$12.5million left behind by my
cl ient before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Security Finance company has issued me a notice to provide the =
next of kin orhave the account confisicated within the next
twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
Years now,I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin
to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the
proceeds of this accountcan be paid to you. Therefore,on receipt
of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back
you up for 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.

Looking forward to your urgent anticipation to this offer.

I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRES:(BarrGeraldLincoln@yahoo.com )
The bellow information is needed from you?

Your full names.................

Home Address.......................

Direct tell number.................

Fax number................

Your age...............

Your occupation...........

Your Private Email Account...........

Best regards,
Barr.Gerald Lincoln

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