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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:
  • "million 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.
• 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.
  • +447045716905 (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.
  • barbrianad1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Brian Adams <kulldan@netscape.net>
Reply-To: barbrianad1@myway.com
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 01:53:24 +0200
Subject: From Mr Brian


LOCKMAN/ADAMS CHAMBERS
66 Seven Sisters Road, London NW2 3PZ.
From: Bar. Brian Adams (Esq.)
Tel: +44-704-5716-905

GOOD DAY,

I am Barrister Brian Adams personal Attorney to Paul Blake. On the 31st of January 2000, my client and his wife Joyce Blake were involved in a Plane Crash (Alaska Airlines Flight 261) all passengers unfortunately lost their lives, since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives but this proved unsuccessful and futile.
Since it is not compulsory that the Next-of-Kin must be a blood relation to the deceased, hence I have contacted you, be informed that a Next-of-Kin can be anybody, friends or organization etc.

Presently, the Bank where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued at US$8,700,000.00 Million Dollars issued me a notice to provide the Next-of-Kin to my client to receive his benefit or have the account confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this benefit left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank.

To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next-of-Kin of the Deceased Estate(my Client) so that the proceeds of this Benefit valued at US$8,700,000.00 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share it; 45% to me, 40% for you, while 10% should be given to any Orphanage Home. And 5% for expenditures incured during the course of getting this deal to its successful end.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me via E-mail: barbrianad1@myway.com with the below details immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message.
Full Name/Address:
Tel/Fax Numbers:
Mobile Number:
Private Email:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Marital Status:
Age:
Sex:
Your prompt response is highly imperative.

Yours sincerely,

Bar. Brian Adams (Esq.)
Tel: +44-704-5716-905

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