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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +447011137553 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • danellis2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAUL WILLIAMS" <paul_williams2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:45:16 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION : Sima

From Barrister Dan Ellis
and Associate Chambers, United Kingdom.
Tel: +447 011 137 553 / Fax: +44 801 788 6011
Private email :(danellis2006@yahoo.com)

 

Dear Sima ,

 

I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you, as we have not met before. I am Dan Ellis (Esq.), the Personal Attorney to Engr. William Sima , who until his demise worked as a Contractor/ Consultant with Shell Petroleum here in United Kingdom. On the 7th of July 2005 my client and his family unfortunately lost their lives as a result of a bomb blast attack killing people who were caught in the pandemonium.

 

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund left behind by my late client because the bank has asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of kin.
 
Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to claim the contract valued at about £8 Million Pounds or have the amount confiscated, since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over years, now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since your a foreigner and have the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at £8 Million Pounds can be paid to you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through .

 

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my country too as a professional legal attorney in the field. Finally, kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this transaction. Note: Some of the lawyers in my office have been planning to divert this particular amount of money but they failed because I never authorized anybody to do that, as the principal attorney of this estate I hereby urge your assistance to get this fund transfer into your account legitimately which I am assuring.
 
Some of my lawyers may contact you in different ways concerning this claim, but don't respond to them rather do forward to me the message they send you so that I can get them petitioned by the proper authorities. Upon your consideration of this transaction, you are hereby asked to send the following information that I will use to prepare and application on your behalf as your Legal Counsel representing this claim.

 

1. Your Full names
2. Your complete Postal Address.
3. Your Telephone number
4. Your fax number
5. Your Occupation.
6. Age/Sex
7. Marital Status.

 

I hope to hear from you regards the successful conclusion of this transaction; I await your urgent response.

Best regards,

 

Dan Ellis (Esq.).
NB: PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBLINK BELOW TO CONFIRM THE EXACT TIME OF THE BOMBINGS.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4661059.stm

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