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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:
  • "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 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.
  • jimmyjackson1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Sam" <james_sam01@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: jimmyjackson1@myway.com
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:37:48 +0000
Subject: Interested

Dear sir/ma

Please permit me to introduce myself to you. I am Barrister Jimmy
Jackson, a Legal Practitioner in London, United Kingdom. I got your contact
from the British Council, and I have decided to contact you so that we can
carry out this mutually beneficial business transaction. My late Client Mr.
Harold Wilson, until his death deposited a total of US$23.5M three years ago
with Barclays Bank, London. He was a Director with Shell Petroleum
Development Company, Gabon. Since I am the personal attorney of Mr. Harold
Wilson, he gave me his custody of the deposit documents, and as such
entrusted me with the Legal Rights to transfer and execute this deposit to
any Next of Kin after his demise. I have tried to locate any of the Next of
Kin to Harold Wilson Without success, hence I decided to contact you so that
you can rightfully stand as the next of kin to inherit the deposited sum by
virtue of the fact that you will be trustworthy and can provide an off shore
account outside the United Kingdom to receive the deposit.

This is a staggering sum, and I need a reliable person to help me with
necessary arrangements to transfer the deposited sum amount. By virtue of my
position as an Attorney, I will arrange the documents in your name so that
you can rightly apply as a Next of Kin to Late Harold Wilson in a capacity
of a Family Member. You will be entitled to 40% of the total sum. You are
willing to assist me in this business transaction, and I will get the
remaining 60%. I will prepare a formal agreement to guide us in this
transaction for accountability purpose. Please forward me the following
details:
Please contact me as soon as possible so that we can start processing the
documents. Reply to Private Email:jimmyjackson1@myway.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours truly,
Bar. Jimmy Jackson (Legal Practitioners)
12 Camp shill Road,
West Yorkshire,
United Kingdom.
Email: jimmyjackson1@myway.com

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