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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • berge_g1@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "George Berge" <berge_g8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: berge_g1@lawyer.com
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:09:13 +0100
Subject: INFO ON Robert Randall

L. E. Berge & Associates
G.Berge Esq.
E-mail, berge_g1@lawyer.com

I just saw your profile on a site and felt that it might interest you on the
offer which I have for you and I utterly apologies for reaching you through
this medium.

I am George Berge of L. E. Berge & Associates (Solicitors and Advocates),
attorney to Mr. Robert Randall (late), a Mechanical Engineering Consultant
and hereinafter refer as ".my deceased client".

My deceased client (he) and his family unfortunately died in a car crash on
the 30th day of August 2005 en-route to board flight to Australia.

Whereas he did not write a will or eave information that could trace or
locate his relatives, I am saddled with the responsibility to provide his
relative who will inherit his outstanding Contract Payment of $30,000,000.00
as stated in the notice that I received from the Bank, and Company where my
deceased client executed contracts, to provide the my eceased client's
relative who Will inherit the contracts payment or have it confiscated.

Subsequently, I am unable to locate any of the relatives on which I embarked
On a search that availed me your contact. And rather than leave the payment
Confiscated I seek your assistance so that we can inherit the overdue
Contracts payment.

I as the deceased's attorney have the jurisdiction to process a Court
affidavit and letter of administration that will award the account to us.
There is no risk with the transaction, as it will be processed within the
limits of law.

In consent with this request please write me so that we can proceed with
this transaction in earnest.

Yours faithfully,
L. E. Berge & Associates
G.Berge Esq.

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