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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 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.)
• 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.
  • tonwilltt@orangemail.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tonwill2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 03:27:08 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RE=3A=20INHERITANCE?=

tonwilltt@orangemail.es

Dear sir/Ma

I am Barrister Tony Williams, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to late Mr. PITT GUILLORY, a national of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, who
used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. Here in
after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife andtheir only daughter were
involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating
the fund valued at US8.5million dollars left behind by my client before
it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the ZENITH INTERNATIONAL
BANK LIMITED) where this huge amount were deposited.

The said BANK has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confisicated within the next fourteen official working days.For
the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
7 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased, so that the fruit of the old man's labour will not be squandered
by some corrupt Nigerians that the proceeds of this account can be paid
to you. Therefore, I have decided to give you 35% of this amount, 65% for
me. and then discuss the modalities for the transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.Please get in touch through this email address tonwilltt@orangemail.es
with me through or Advise me on when best to call you. you will not spend
any money as i have already made provision for the expenses.

Best regards,

Barrister Tony Williams

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