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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • joemansie@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?joejoe=20wears?= <joemansie@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: joemache@di-ve.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:52:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRUSTEE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: joemansie@yahoo.com.ph

FROM THE DESK OF

BARRISTER JOEMACHE WILLIAMS,

JOEMANIESSWILLIAMS CHAMBERS

37 IKOYI CRESENT IKOYI,

LAGOS/NIGERIA.

Dearest One,

I am Barrister Yugos Williams, A solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr. Mark Pinto. On the October 5,1999, my clientwas involved in a trains crashed near Paddington Station,which is less than a mile north of Notting Hill. This is one of Britain's worsttrain crashes in fifty years.You can see the web of incedent.

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/10/99/london_train_crash/4655

03.stm

I have contacted you to assist me,in repatriating most especially,themoney left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit is lodged,valued at 12million dollars, which has issued me a notice to providethe Next of kin to my late client, or have the account confiscated.

Since there is a government gazette/circular mandating/authorizing banks to place onhold or freeze any account containing hugesums of money that has been

unserviceable for a reasonable period of time.This is geared towards forestalling capital flight from the economy.



My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of my named client,so that the proceeds of this account valued at 12 million Dollars can be paid to you,and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage.35% will be for you,45% for me,10% for a reputable charity home because the money I owned by a deceased man and 10% set aside for any expenses duringthe course of this transaction.



All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided.All I require is your honest co-operationto enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.If you are interested please do forward tothis office the following.



1. YOUR AGE

2. YOUR ADDRESS

3. PHONE AND FAX.



If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology but if not,then contact me at once to indicate your interest,By giving me your telephone number so that I can contact you.



Best Regards,



Barrister joemach Williams

email;joemache@di-ve.com



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