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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045706805 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "matthew baker" <mat_bak500@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mat_bak22@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:40:48 +0100
Subject: Re:Matthew Baker.

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Matthew Baker, an attorney at law in London. A deceased
client of mine died in Banda Aceh in Indonesia with his wife and family as a
result of the deadly Tsunami.
Please log to this website for more about the Tsunami
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged
by my client with a Financial Institution Abroad, the Financial
Institution did not declared unclaimed hence my reason for this
contact to you.

The Financial Institution has issued me a notice to contact the next of
kin, or the funds will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of
this funds can be paid to you, Then we can share the amount on a
mutually agreed-upon percentage.
All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's
next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation
to 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 this business proposition offends
your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to
indicate your interest.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture I will
establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into
a much
better picture of the situation.

Best Regards,
Barrister Matthew Baker.
3rd Floor,
Sunlight House, Quay Street
Manchester M3 3JZ
Tel:+447045706805
Fax:+447005946712

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