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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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.
  • barr_danielbalingi@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Balingi <dbalingi2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_danielbalingi@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:56:12 +0700
Subject: Hello



DANIEL BALINGI & ASSOCIATES(LEGAL PRACTITIONER,PUBLIC NOTARY,SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE)Jl.INPEKSA SALURAN, CIPINANAG, BALINo.27,CIPINANG MUARA,EAST JAKARTA,INDONESIA.EMAIL:barr_danielbalingi@excite.com

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister Daniel Balingi (Esq),a personal Attorney and legal adviser to Mr Phillips Brown,a foreigner resident here in my country who works with a Multi-National oil company,Shell Petroleum Development Corporation as an oil consultant/contractor.

My client,his wife and their only child were among the victims of an earthquake in Banda Aceh,Indonesia that happened on January 04,2005 which claimed many lives and properties.Please click on the link below to view info about the accident;

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/df709dc4d00bfd1885256f7f00773030

My client deposited the amount of US$20,500,000 (Twenty million,Five Hundred Thousand US dollars)in one of the commercial bank here in my country,before his sudden death.Since his death,I have made several enquiries through his embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet,at least to locate any member of his family but to no avail.

Inview of this,i have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank were this huge amount of money was deposited.Moreover,the Bank has given me a notice to provide the next of kin or relative within fourteen (14)days so that the fund will be transferred or have the account frozen.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for over two (2) years now,i think it is wise to seek for your consent inorder to present you as the next of kin to my deceased client so that his funds valued at US$20,500,000.00 would be paid to you and thereafter you and i can share this money.I have agreed to give you 30% of the total fund for your assistance while i retain 60% and 10% will be set aside for any miscellanous expenses that may arise during the course of the transfer.

All I require is your honest co-operation 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.I will like you to send to me on your return mail the following information which shall be used to process the transfer in your favour;

1.Your full name and Age2.Your contact address3.Your private phone and fax number

If you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me,please reply through my alternative email address above for security reasons.May i also inform you that this deal needs absolute confidentiality because of its nature hence you are strictly adviced to keep it only to yourself.

Awaiting your urgent reply for us to start this transaction in earnest.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Daniel Balingi (Esq)
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