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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 state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • barrister_williamspowell@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER WILLIAMS" <barrister_wpowell@excite.com>
Reply-To: barrister_williamspowell@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:33:15 -0500 (EST)
Subject: :INQUIRY










WILLIAMS POWELL &amp; ASSOCIATESLondon office: 45-51 Whitfield Street, LONDON, W1T 4HB, UKDear ,My name is Barrister Williams Powell of WILLIAMS POWELL &amp; CO in London, a senior Advocate of Law and a personal solicitor to Mr. Boris Mikhail Khodorkovsky,The arrested Chairman/ CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB in Russia who is presently in jail.I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me before he was detained and tried in Russia for financing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a Liberal/ Social Democratic Party led by Gregory Yavlinsky) opposed to the Government of Mr.Vladmir Putin, the current President of Russia, thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.You can read more about his ordeal from the following
sites:Http://www.supportmbk.comHttp://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.htmlHttp://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.htmlHttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stmHttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stmAfter searching through the books of your Country's Chambers of Commerce and Industries, I am contacting you to assist me to Re-profile the funds and equally invest same on his behalf. The total amount of funds to be re-profiled is Forty Six Million United State Dollars (USD$46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for your Management Fees.This is a legitimate transaction. If you are interested, please write back by mail and provide me with your confidential Following:1. Name in full.........................................................2. Address..............................................................3. Nationality..........................................................4.
Age.....................................................................5. Occupation..........................................................6. Phone/Fax..........................................................7. Present Country...................................................Please keep this very confidential; we can't afford more political Problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back promptly. Write me back through this personal email address (barrister_williamspowell@yahoo.com.hk) I look forward to it.I will send you the necessary details and relevant documents.Yours Sincerely,Barrister Williams PowellRICHARD HOWARD &amp; CO.T: 44.705.380.1098F: 44.871.211.1968Email:barrister_williamspowell@yahoo.com.hkI hope to hear from you in no distant time.



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