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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:
  • "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 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.
  • donaldbriggsesq1@mail.nu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: donald briggs <donaldbriggsesq013@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <donaldbriggsesq1@mail.nu>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 05:31:00 -0600
Subject: NEXT OF KIN Behr


Dear Behr, I am Barrister Donald Briggs esq, personal attorney to a foreigner (Mr.Goeff Behr) who was involved in an air crash that occurred on the 29th of October, 2006; he died on the 30th of October in the hospital due to excessive loss of blood and fatal injuries. You can access the full story on this website: http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/editorial/2006/nov/06/editorial-06-11-2006-001.htm" target=_blank>http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/editorial/2006/nov/06/editorial-06-11-2006-001.hm I have been searching for any family member, hence i found you during my computer database search. Do provide the below information’s to enable me proceed. 1. FULL NAME2. CONTACT ADDRESS3. TEL/FAX/MOBILE NUMBER4. OCCUPATION5. AGE Please let me know if you can be of any assistance to make this claim because you are qualified to apply for this claim as a foreigner/relative to the deceased mentioned. Please note that anyone that i present to the bank will be allowed to apply since i am the attorney to my Late client before his death and up till date. I am writing you due to thethreats of the bank to confiscate the fund within a short while if no one is presented for his remains. I await your urgent response regarding the urgency of this matter as iam acting as the attorneyto the deceased and also the acting beneficiary/Next of kin. Please send your response through this mail address:(donaldbriggsesq1@mail.nu) Thank you. Best Regards,Barrister Donald Briggs esq


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