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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they 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 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.
  • vinlampard_solicitor@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Vincent Lampard <vinlampard_solicitor@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:30:14 +0200
Subject: Enable us discuss further about this transaction.

LAMPARD CHAMBERS  
THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
26-30 Heddon Street
Mayfair
London
W1B 4DA
October, 2007.

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Vincent Lampard Esq. an attorney to a deceased Immigrant and Property magnate, who was based in the London, Also referred to as my client. On the 25th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound from Spain to New York in their plan for a world cruise, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since then I have been managing his properties here in London and some of his properties which he put out for sale, Which I monitored the payment as his attorney, has been bought and paid for. Now the money paid was deposited into his foreign account in Spain. I have contacted you because you have the same surname with my late client so you can assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by his bank particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time and i have tried my best to no avail, in this quest, i saw your name and noticed that you have the same surname with my late client.

My late client has an account valued at $12.5 million dollars. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and with the bank giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at 12.5 million dollars can be paid to you, and then you and I can share the money. The mode of sharing will be discussed on your interest in assisting the transaction. I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Trust me, as his attorney; this is a Risk free business relationship. Please get in touch with me by my private email address: (vinlampard_solicitor@yahoo.co.uk) For us to conclude this transaction I will want you to send me the following information stated below:
1) Your full name.
2) Telephone and fax number, if possible include you mobil telephone number.
3) Company name and position
3) Full Address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.

Enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,
BARRISTER Vincent Lampard Esq, B.A, L.L.B, M.A, N.A.A
Certified Human Resources Professional
LAMPARD & CO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, 26-30 Heddon Street Mayfair London
W1B 4DA

 

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