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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • ggreg_smith2024@yahoo.com.hk
  • greg_smith01@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?smith=20greg?= <greg_smith2024@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: greg_smith01@excite.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 21:33:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Ggreg_smith2024@yahoo.com.hk

FROM BARRISTER GREG SMITH

GREG SMITH & ASSOCIATES

ST. MICHAELS ALLEY, OFF CORN

HILL, LONDON, C3V 9DS UNITED KINGDOM



EMAIL:(greg_smith01@excite.com)


DEAR SIR / MA


I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.I FOUND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE WEB DIRECTORY.


I AM BARRISTER GREG SMITH,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR ANDREAS PAUL,ALSO REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON JULY 2000, MR ANDREAS PAUL AND HIS FAMILY DIED IN THE AIR FRANCE CONCORD PLANE CRASH BOUND FOR NEW YORK IN THEIR PLAN FOR A WORLD CRUISE, SEE THE WEBSITE 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 THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED.WHICH VALUED AT ABOUT 17.7 MILLION DOLLARS.


THE BANK HAS HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN, OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED.I NOW SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO ESTABLISH YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE DEPOSIT OF LATE ANDREAS PAUL,SO THAT THESE FUND $17,700,000.00 WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID TO YOU AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN. AFTER, I AM WILLING TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 50% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME.


I WILL PERFECT ALL DOCUMENTS TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THESE FUND TO YOU.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL INFORM YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS TO COMMENCE. HOWEVER,IF YOU ARE INTERESTED FOR THIS PROJECT, YOU ARE ADVISE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION TO ME,TO ENABLE ME FORWARD YOUR NAME TO THE FINANCE HOUSE AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT.

{1}. YOUR FULL NAME.

{2}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.

{3}. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

{4}. YOUR AGE & OCCUPATION


I RELY MY CONFIDENCE IN YOU.PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME ON MY

EMAIL:(greg_smith01@excite.com)


BEST REGARDS,


BARRISTER GREG SMITH








- smith greg

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