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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27833119914 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barr38adams@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barradams@mail333.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Barrister=20Adams=20Trevor=20Adams?= <barr38adams@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barr20adams@mail333.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:03:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT WITH DISPATCH.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr38adams@yahoo.co.uk

PLEASE TREAT WITH DISPATCH.

Dear respectful one



My name is Barrister Adams Trevor Adams.I am the lawyer to late MR. Haryanto

Tomo from Indonesia, who deposited the sum of $45 million United States dollars to one of the banks here in

with First National Bank of South Africa.. He was involved in the tsunami that happened in Asia.



Right now I am contacting you to stand as the next of kin to late Mr. Tomo, to enable the bank transfer the

money into your account.



The main reason why I am asking you to stand as the next of kin is because the money can not be transferred

without the help of a foreigner and also the foreign account that you will be sending to them.You do not have

any cause to worry at all because every necessary arrangement towards the successful completion of this has

been perfected and my colleagues in the bank are waiting for the application to be submitted for approval.



IF you are interested please indicate interest immediately so that we can discuss and then i will send to you a text of the application which you have to prepare and forward to the bank requesting the transfer the funds to your account as the benefactor or next of kin.

This transfer can only take 14 days for completion if you contact the bank with all the information which I

will provide to you.

Send Your Reply Through My DIRECT And Private Email Address (barradams@mail333.com) Indicate Your

Direct Fax And Telephone Numbers For Effective Communication That This Transaction Needs.

And the time you will call me.To reach me, dial your country access code +27 833-119914

Awaiting your urgent response.



Sincerely,

Barrister Adams

- Barrister Adams Trevor Adams

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