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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 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.
  • +447075158374 (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.
  • associatesadam@yahoo.com
  • adamandassociates@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Adam Collier <adamandassociates@myway.com>
Reply-To: adamandassociates@walla.com
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:53:17 +0100
Subject: re: Andreas Schranner


Adam Collier & Associates
Stewart House, Tabart Street
London SE1 4XY
United Kingdom .
Fax: + 44-707-515-8374

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
INTRODUCTION: My name is Barrister Adam Collier personal Attorney to Property Magnate Late Andreas Schranner who was involved in the paris concorde flight AF4590 that crashed into the Hotelissimo in July 2000, while taking off from the paris airport, killing him and his entire family.
Please check the link below for details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
PROPOSITION: I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating most especially the money left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this deposit is lodged. This is because the Bank has issued me with a notice to provide the Next of kin to my late client, or have the account confiscated since no one has come forward to claim this fund.My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next of Kin and Beneficiary of my named client, so that the proceeds of his account valued at £6.5M Pounds Sterling can be paid to you.
I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of these funds amounting to about £6.5m Pounds sterling with seven years interest. Your share of these funds will be 35% , while 40% will be for my office,15% as donation for any reputable charity home because the money is owned by a deceased man and 10% set aside for any expenses and taxation during the course of this transaction.
All legal documents to back up claims as the Deceased Next of Kin will be provided by me as the Attorney to the Deceased.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If you are interested please forward to this office the following via these emails.
associatesadam@yahoo.com
adamandassociates@walla.com

1] FULL NAMES
2] FULL MAILING ADDRESS
3] TELEPHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NUMBERS
4] OCCUPATION
5] EMAIL ADDRESS
Best Regards,
Barrister Adam Collier

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