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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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_marckwalsh2007@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marck walsh <marckwalsh15@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <barr_marckwalsh2007@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:58:31 +0000
Subject: Subject: KINDLY REPLY ASA



Subject: KINDLY REPLY ASA
BARRISTER MARCK WALSH14 ORCHARD STREET,BRISTOL, BS1 5EHLONDON - UKEmail:barr_marckwalsh2007@yahoo.com.au SIR, I AM MARCK WALSH A LAWYER AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANT TOA DECEASED IMMIGRANT MR ANDREAS
SCHRANNER,PROPERT MAGNATE WHO WAS BASED IN THE U.K.,WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY CLIENT. ON THE
MONTH OF JULY 2000, MY CLIENT, HISWIFE MARIA, THEIRDAUGHTER ANDREA EICH, HER HUSBAND
CHRISTIAN, AND THEIR CHILDREN KATHARINA AND MAXIMILIAALL DIED IN THE AIR FRANCE CONCORD
PLANE CRASH ,THEY WERE BOUND FOR NEW YORK IN THEIRPLAN FOR A WORLD CRUISE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PEOPLE, VISIT
THISWEBSITE:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THEMONEYAND ESTATE LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT
BEFORE THEY GET SEIZED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BYHIS BANK.PARTICULARLY, THE BANK HAS
ISSUED ME WITH A NOTICE TO PROVIDE ANY OF HIS RELATIVEOR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISTICATED
WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.MY LATE CLIENT HAS ANACCOUNT VALUED AT $12.5 MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY. IT QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT HISGRANDSON MAXIMILIA WAS LEGAL DOCUMENTED
AS THE NEXT OF KIN DIED IN THE PLAN CRASH LEAVINGVACCUME TO BE FILLED AND WITH NO ONE
COMING FORWARD SINCE MY CLIENT PASSED ON. I NOW SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS A REALTIVETO MY DECEASED CLIENT, SO THAT THE
PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT 12.5 MILLION UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS ONLY CAN BE PAID TO
YOU.THIS I INTEND WE SHARE AMONGST OURSELVES IN THERATIO OF 50% TO ME AND 40% FOR YOU WHILE
THE BALANCE 10% WE SHALL USE FOR SETTLING ANYMISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE.ALL I
REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEETHIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT
THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENTTHAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH
OF THE LAW. TRUST ME AS HIS LAWYER AND PERSONALCONSULTANT THAT THIS IS A RISK-FRE
TRANSACTION. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME VIA MYCONFIDENTIAL EMAILADDRESS:barr_marckwalsh2007@yahoo.com.au AND SEND
ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1)YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AS YOU WANT THEM USEDINTHE PAYMENT DOCUMENTS2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS .3)YOUR AGE4) YOUR OCCUPATION/POSITIONUPON RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION,WE WILL FORWARD THEMTO THE BANK WITH A POWER OF ATTORNEY
FROM COURT PROVING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVE ANDOF THE FUNDS. THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR COOPERATION.
MY WARM PERSONAL REGARDS,BARRISTER MARCK WALSH SQ


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