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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.)
  • "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.
  • johnson_barristercole@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • joh1_cole@web2mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?barrister=20cole=20johnson?= <johnson_barristercole@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: joh1_cole@web2mail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 01:03:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Mr. Cole


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

>From The desk Of Barrister "Johnson Cole"

Of Johnson & Associates,19/21tothill st.

London

joh1_cole@web2mail.com

subject:intended to solicit


Date:31 May 2006


Hello ,


It is with a Heavy Heart that I am reaching you regarding the death of my

late client.

I am Johnson Cole, the legal adviser to late MR. MIKE & CAROL HALL, a very

Wealthy Couple that lived here in the United Kingdom, before their recent

Death on the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster in the year

(2004).

Below is the webpage of the deceased.


news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm)


This couple as instructed by MR.MIKE HALL before his death. Deposited a box

with a security company that contains as a matter of fact the sum of

US$10,000,000.00, which the security company is ignorant of the original

content of the box.


They did not want the management of the Security Company to know the content

of the consignments; therefore they registered the content of the

consignments as Gold Bars. Now, the security company believes that what they

deposited with them were Gold Bars.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives now I seek your

consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased.

I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that this is

successfully concluded, for your assistance to me I have agreed to give you

thirty five percent (35%) of the total sum at end of the transaction


I will have to put the necessary legal documents that can be used to backup

any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable

this deal go through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a

legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Surely, you must have some questions or may be you just need further

clarification. I will be happy to receive your mail, this will enable me

explain further what the next step is and the general plan. I will also need

your most confidential telephone number and fax number, if you have a mobile

phone I believe it will help so that we can reach you anytime.


You can write to my Confidential Email account:joh1_cole@web2mail.com)



Please try and get back to me


Yours truly,


Barr.Johnson Cole (Esq.)




The information contained within this transmission

is confidential information intended only for the use

of the individual or entity named above, or that

individual or entity's authorized representatives.

If you have received this transmission in error

please, (1) do not disseminate, distribute or

copy this message in part or in whole or any

attachments to this message (2) immediately

notify JOHNNSON <br>
Ass. or by return e-mail (joh1_cole@web2mail.com)

and delete this message and all attachments

to this e-mail

- barrister cole johnson

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