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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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 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.fectusscott@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Fectus Scott" <fectus.scott1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barr.fectusscott@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:01:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE

Fectus Chambers & Towers Building
78, Bd du général de Gaule B43. Dakar,Senegal .
QRT: 92018345QUEENSBOULE
PE/IBA/ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS AND MARITIME
CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS:..:(barr.fectusscott@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:barr.fectusscott@yahoo.co.uk>)

ATTN:/ Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Fectus Scott (SAN) Solicitor and Notary Public. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Bernard William Nesbit of who is. A. National of your country, who used to work with shell Development Company in Dakar Senegal .
On the 23th of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only son where involved in a car accident along Saint Louis Express road. Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the equity bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the equiti bank Where the deceased had an account valued at about $14 million dollars.

Consequently, the equiti bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you share the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at US $14 million dollars can be paid to you for both of us to share the money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim. All I require is your honest cooperation 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. Please get in touch with me through my email:..(barr.fectusscott@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:barr.fectusscott@yahoo.co.uk>), to enable prosseding
Us Discuss Further.

Yours Faithfully
Fectus Scott (SAN)
[Attorney at law]

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