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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • chionglawerence111@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LAWERENCE CHIONG <chionglawerence111@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:38:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED




FROM THE DESK OF
LAWERENCE CHIONG LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
LAW 23 JIN JANG KEPONG FADASON
KUALA LUMPAR,MALAYSIA.
DIRECT LINE+60126294867
EMAIL: chionglawerence111@yahoo.co.uk

Dear

How are you today? I hope fine. I have been waiting to read from you for the past few days without any massage or call. What is the problem? My dear hope all is well with you.

My dear my intention towards this email is to inform you that you have the right to decline this philanthropic gesture immediately ok, so that this chambers can conduct a fresh random draw for a new winner.

Note; that no one is forcing you to accept this work of charity if you have decided to decline the gesture please get back to this office urgently so that we can know the next line of action and conduct a new random draw for a new winner. But if you are still interested in having this money in your account and carryout this charity work as it was stated by late client, please get back to this office immediately with the information’s requested from you so that we can start the onward processing of your fund release starting from the fund legalization in high court here in Kuala Lumpur.

We are taking this positive step to inform you to avoid impersonation of any kind when this office will decide to conduct a new draw. We are giving you only three days to inform us your decision either by sending your information’s or by writing an official letter to this office stating that you have decline your interest that we can go ahead and conduct a fresh draw. We are very legal and legitimate so we have to follow laws accordingly.

Waiting to read from you urgently. If the form is hard to download please send us the information’s via email so that we can help you and fill the form here immediately and submit the form in the high court for your fund legalization.
Regards
Barr Chiong Lawerence
Barrister at Law.


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