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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)
• 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.
  • jhowellsandassociates@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jeffrey Howells" <jhowells2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:07:21 +0000
Subject: Be Kin to my late Client

From: Jeffrey Howells & Associates
67 Adys Road Peckham SE15 4DX London
United Kingdom
JHowellsandAssociates@yahoo.co.uk

Good evening

Let the Love and Peace of God be with you and your family.

I sincerely regret any incovinence/embarrasement your reading from an
unknown person like me may cause you. However, I would respectfully request
that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the
integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

My name is Mr. Jeffrey Howells from London, United Kingdom. I am the
Personal Lawyer to Late "Engr. Peter Kaboth" from Germany, who used to work
with the British Gas Company (BGC) here in LONDON before his sudden death.

On the 25th day of July 2000, My client, his wife and their only son was
involved in a Plane Crash, involving an Air France, Concorde Flight 4590, in
which 113 passengers/Crew lost their lives (click here to view the website
where the incident happen in Paris France.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).

Since then I have made several enquiries through his embassy to locate any
of my clients family member and this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I
contacted you. I contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left
behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, The First Active Bank, where the deceased deposited the sum
of BPS5, 200,000.00 (Five Million, two Hundred thousand British Pounds
Sterling only).

Consequently, the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to
my deceased client or they will have the funds confiscated within a short
period of time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over some years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased so that this BPS5.2M can be released to you as the next
of kin to my late client. For both of us to share the money, I propose 50%
to myself and 40% to you for your expected assistance, while 10% should be
set aside for settling all expenses or tax as the Government of your
country or mine may require. All the necessary documents that can be used
to back up the claim of this fund will be processed in your name as soon as
we agree on principles. All I require from you now is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guaranteed that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law here in U.K or over there in your Country. Please
kindly get in touch with me through my private email address above to
enable us discuss in details about this transaction. Remember to send me
immediately information as follows:

**Your full names
**Your full contact address,
**Your private telephone, and Mobile Numbers.
**Your Age and Occupation

As you can bear with me, a next of kin to one, maybe a Parent, Sister,
Brother, Close Relative, Associate, Friend or even a Well- wisher. So,
whether you are related to him biologically or not is never a barrier to
your kinship in the transaction. Rather, what matters is your willingness
and capability to handle the transaction with utmost maturity.

My sincere regards to you and your family.


Jeffrey Howells Esq

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