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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:
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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_robjohn2003@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Robert <johnsonchambers0020@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_robjohn2003@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:51:41 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION MY GOOD FRIEND



FROM: BARR.JOHNSON ROBERTJOHNSON LAW CHAMBERS12 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SR UNITED KINGDON.
ATTENTION MY GOOD FRIEND

I AM BARRISTER JOHNSON ROBERT.I HAVE A CLIENT MR.MARK WHO BEARS THE SAME LAST NAME WITH YOU,AND A NATIONALITY OF YOUR COUNTRY WHO USED TO WORK WITH MEKON ASSOCIATE COMPANY IN LONDON.ON THE 2ND OF AUGUST 2005,MY CLIENT,HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG MANCHESTER EXPRESS ROAD.ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THERE LIVES(INCLUDING MR.MARK AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY).SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES,BUT THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.

THEN AFTER THIS UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPS,I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER THE INTERNET TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT ALL OF NO AVAIL,HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT(MR. MARK) BEFORE THEY GOT CONFISCATED OR DECLEARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE FINANCE HOUSE WHERE THESE HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS DEPOSITED OK.PARTICULARLY, THE FINANCE HOUSE WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT USD$20M HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT- OF-KILN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO LOCATE THE RELATIVES FOR OVER SIXTEEN (16) MONTHS NOW,I SEEK YOUR HELP TO PRESENT YOU AS NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD$20M CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY 50% TO YOU AND 50% TO ME OK.

AND I WILL PERSONALLY BE HAPPY IF YOU CAN RESPOND TO THIS IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN RECIEVE THESE FUND FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY ONCE THE RESUME OFFICE IN THIS SECOND QUATER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE,ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRENGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW OK.

PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (barr_robjohn2003@yahoo.com) IMMEDIATELY YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE.

ANTICIPATING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

BARR.JOHNSON ROBERT
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