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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
  • kenneddymichael@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "infomails1@terra.es" <infomails1@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:09:08 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT REQUIRED


Dear,=20
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Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter to you=
. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to e=
stablish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my acti=
on.
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My name is Barrister Ken Michael a Solicitor living in Spain ,actually, I =
got your contact information through the International Public Record while =
searching for a last name similar to my Late client Engineer; Millard Johns=
on, an expatriate engineer/contractor who worked in Spain for many years,=
he died last year, on the 10th April, 2006 as a result of heart failure. =
=20
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Three months before his death, on my advice as his lawyer he deposited the =
sum of =E2=82=AC9.500,000.00 (Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros )in=
a fixed deposit account with a Bank here in Spain .
=20
As his lawyer,the bank have mandated me to present any family heir/inherito=
r for claims, before the deposit gets confisicated as none claimed deposit =
So I decided to search for any of my late client's relative which has been =
very difficult for me, as he did not declare any other person, address, par=
tner or relatives in the official paper works that is with me .
=20
Eng,Millard Johnson was my private client I will not like you to involve an=
y third party in this transaction, just me and you.
=20
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that i will like you as a fo=
reigner to present your informations as the next of kin to Eng.Millard John=
son since i can not get any of his family members or relatives to come and=
make the above claims so that the above funds will be released to you.=20

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With my position as his lawyer and having all the required documents in my =
position, I will now place your name as the next of kin to my late client. =
I will prepare every relevant documents that will assist your claims and i =
will also back you up before the bank as the bank officials knows me very w=
ell as the lawyer to the late Eng,Millard Johnson, Note that there is no a=
tom of risk in connection to this transaction as I have worked out all moda=
lities to complete the transaction successfully beside as his lawyer, I hav=
e the documents /licence to protect and back you up for this claims .
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But before we can start making claims, we have to discuss what percentage y=
ou have to take for your involvement and the percentage that i will take at=
the end of the transaction.=20
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As soon as I hear from you and conclude with with you on the above issue of=
sharing the funds,I will first give you all the detailled informations of =
this deposit ,ie the deposit certificate/deposit code, the name and address=
of where the deposit is made for you to contact the bank and make your con=
firmations that the said funds is deposited there and after your confirmati=
ons, i will then send to you the text of the application letter for claims =
that you will send to the bank. I will also give you every required informa=
tions that you will need to make the claims since i have all the paper work=
s regarding the deposit of Eng, Millard Johnson but first, you will have t=
o contact the bank to confirm if the above said fund is there or not .
=20
If this proposal does offend your moral values please pardon me otherwise =
reply via my private email address kenneddymichael@yahoo.co.uk or you can =
call me on telephone no: + 34 678 091 687 for further clarification. Plea=
se be kind to get back to me if you are not interested so that I can furthe=
r my search for another partner.
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Regards
Barrister Kennedy Michael . ( ESQ) =20





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