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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "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: "BARRISTER GARRY JEFF" <garrijeff@yahoo.com.my> (may be fake)
Reply-To: garryjeff@inMail24.com
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:32:48 +0800
Subject: RE

Attention:
I crave your indulgence knowing,that this letter
will be a supprise to you' courtesy of business opportunity
Mr Garry Jeff,a legal practitioner(Garry Jeff Chambers)
in Johor Bahru,Malaysia.
A deceased client of mine,who here in
after shall be referred to as my client, died as a
result of a heart-related disease in February 2001


I have contacted you to assist in the distribution of
the funds left behind by my late client,
before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the custodian bank,and this deposit
valued:(USD4.7)Four million seven hundred thousand
united states dollars.

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next
of kin,or have the account
confiscated.
My proposition to you is to solicit your
consent in presenting you as the next
of kin(beneficiary)to my late client's Estates,since
you have the same last name,so that the
proceeds of this account can be remitted into your
account as a foreign partner.Then we
can both share the funding on a mutually agreed
percentage of 60% for me and 40% for you,atfer 6% is
deducted as an Escrow safe keeping fee of the account,
so as to avoid indefinite closure of the bank account.


All legal documentations to back up your claims as my
late client's next of kin will be
provided.All I require is your absolute
honesty,co-operation and total adherence to my
instructions,to enable us transfer this funds into
your account smoothly.This transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement,which
will protect you from any infraction
of the law.

If this proposition offends your moral ethics,do
accept my sincere apology.In the contrary,
if it pleases you,then contact me with urgency via
this email address indicating your interest.

I shall await your soonest response.

Yours faithfully,

Barrister Garry Jeff Esq.
(LLB Hons.)

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