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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Jim Adams <barrister_jimadams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:15:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DETAILS ON COPY OF WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM.


SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE OF LAW.
ATTN :- MS. CLAUDINE BERG.
Good Day,How are you doing Mrs Claudine,How is your weekend with members of your family, We the Solicitors & Advocates of Law are very pleased to write to you from our chambers as we do not attend to clients on sunday but because of the special interest that i have in your transaction will like to confirm to you that the requested information on the Copy of the winners verification form is vital for us to enable us have all valid transfer details and also to be stored in our data base to ensure the copy of the required documents as well as the Certificate of Award to ensure delivery of your winning funds to your provided banking account.

We will like to confirm to you that as soon as all details on the winners copy has been filled,We will request that you send to us as well your Social Security Number and contact phone number to ensure further confirmation which will be sent to you by the U.K. Governmental Bodies including the Cerificate of Award and the Horizon Lottery Documents for references on confirmation of funds transfer via the Domicilliary Account of (NAT WEST BANK PLC) in the United Kingdom directly to your personnal Account.

We will await your urgent response on receipt of this mail with the filled copy of the winners form to commence with execution of funds transfer to Account.

Best Regards,

BARRISTER JIM ADAMS. (H.LL) (L.LB) (U.K).
SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE.
HORIZON LEGAL PRACTITIONER.



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