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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:
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • barr_caudlechambers@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Jimmy Caudle <admin@jimmychambers.net>
Reply-To: barr_caudlechambers@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:37:27 +0400
Subject: Urgent From Barr Jimmy


From: Barr Jimmy Caudle
Email :admin@jimmychambers.net
Email :barr_caudlechambers@yahoo.com
Tel:+971 50 954 2608




Attn: Sir

I am Barr JIMMY CAUDLE a personal Attorney to Mr Pablo Walton an expatriate that was working with one of the leading Company in Bangkok Thailand before his accidental death alongside with his entire family on Monday, 31 July 2000 via the ill-fated concord Airline crash This incident was highly publicized.

You may visit the following websites to confirm this incident. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm ) Since the demise of this my client, I personally has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of $23.6 million dollars, [Twenty three million,six hundred thousand United Dollars ] which has been with a Bank here in the United Arab Emirate(UAE).

On this note, I decided to seek on the maxaffiliate.com for whom his or her name shall be used as the Next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than 7years(Seven years),the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period. And with respect to your personality, I will give you 25% of the total sum. Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or email the Application, bank's fax number and the next step to take.

I will not Fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive this letter Kindly send me an email signifying your Decision including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.

Respectfully submitted
Barr Jimmy Caudle

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