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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • +447040125737 (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.
  • henrypeter303@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Henry Peter <henrypeter30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <henrypeterlawchambers@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:53:09 -0600
Subject: Dear Wouters



Dear Wouters Don't be much surprised about my email as we do not know each other before. Firstly let me introduce myself. I am Barrister Henry Peter, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Walter Wouters,a national of yours, who used to be an oil merchant here in London UK. shall be referred to as my late client. On the 21st of April 2005, my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several efforts to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several attempts proved abortive, I decided to search over the internet to locate person from your country that has the same last name with to have it as a deal and to present as the real "next of kin" to my late client; I have contacted you to assist me in claiming this money behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance company where he deposited a big amount of money. Few days ago, I was contacted by the manager of the finance company to present the "next of kin" to my late client to claim the Three Million Great Britain Pounds (£3,000,000:00GBP) deposited by my late client without any further delay. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the real relatives up till now, I now seek your consent to present you as the "next of kin" of my late client since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this amount valued at £3,000,000:00 can be claimed by you and then you and I will share the money as follows: 50% to me and 40% to you and 10% will be to reimburse all expenses that may be incurred by both parties during the process of transaction. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim in your favor and the bank manager will not question any person that I will presnt from the same country also. All I require now is your honest co-operation and your personal details to enable me to swear an affidavit here on your behalf as the real next of kin to my late client. I will send the affidavit document to you for your perusal. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.Such your personal details I need from you includes: Your full name:Address:Tel/fax no:Date of birth/place of birth:Occupation: PLEASE, REPLY WITH A COPY THIS EMAIL.PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU REPLY AT THIS EMAIL:henrypeter303@yahoo.co.uk Anxiously waiting to hear from you. Best Regards,Barr. Henry Peter(President)H .Peter CHAMBERSLONDON UK.Tel. +44 7040125737Email:henrypeter303@yahoo.co.uk

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