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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "From Nelson Williams," <nelson_williams_01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:47:32 -1200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

ATTENTION,

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

I am Barrister Nelson Williams, a united states national and
i am
also presently living in United Kingdom. I lost my client
who died in a bomblast which happened in London on the 7th
day of July 2005. He was an expatriate in London.
A director of a private vault company in Saudi Arabia
contacted me and told me that my late client deposited two
consignments containing a total amount of $45,000,000.00
(forty five million dollars)with their
company before his death.
The director of this company also told me that he has gone
through his files but noticed that the deceased(my late
client)deposited this amount without putting the name of any
person as his
beneficiary or next of kin.This company's director contacted
me as his living attorney to help find any family heir to my
late client to come and receive this fund.
I quickly decided to search for any of my late client's
relative before these consignments is declared unserviceable
by this vault company because,they have given me a mandate
to present any family heir to my late client to receive this
fund.
As you have the same country of origin with the decease,this
is why I am writing to you so that I will assist you claim
this consignment. I will prepare every operation that will
assist your claim. The consignment will be released to you
with in 10 working days after you have filed in for claims
and you have to travel to Saudi Arabia or Europe to lay
your Claims to the Company.I will like you to acknowledge
your receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible, while you
also include telephone and fax
number for an easier communication.

Sincerely,
Barrister Nelson Williams.
(Williams Chambers London)



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