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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031941808 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: allen mccarty <mccartyww5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mccartywmails@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:38:34 -0900
Subject: Dear Friend



Dear Friend, This is a personal email directed to you and I requestthat it be treated as such. I must solicit yourconfidentiality and assure you that I am contactingyou in good faith and this proposal will be of mutualbenefit.I am Barrister Allen McCarty, the Attorneyrepresenting Engr.Charles Kenien, who lost his life inTsunami disaster while on vacation with his family inThailand at the famous tourist resort Island ofPhuket. Until his death he was consultant to several oil andgas industries.He had a sojourn in the United Statesand so many other countries before he came to CairnEnergy PLC an oil and gas exploration and productioncompany based in the United Kingdom. He made fortunefor himself and I have been his personal AttorneySpanning for a period of ten years.Now to the brass task,the deceased took a Life InsurancePolicy which entitles any Surviving member of hisfamily to a whopping sum of $20 million Us dollars. Unfortunately his wife and children who statutorilyare his next of kin are no more and under the existinglaw here the Surviving relatives of my deceased clientbecomes the benefactors.
However, I want to seek your consent to present you asa relative to my deceased client by virtue of theavailable documents to me as his family lawyer. Asattorney to the deceased the onus of proof toestablish your relationship with my client,rest on meand to achieve this objective,there are judicialprocesses involved which I will brief you insubsequent correspondence if you indicate interest. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful I will, endeavorto get back to me as soon as possible to enable meconclude my legal duty,You should forward along withyour current telephone and Fax number, your currentmailing address. Also to be sent to me is the biodatapage of your international passport or drivers licenceas a proper identification.Yours Sincerely,
Allen McCarty (Esq) Phone:+447031941808,
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