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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. David Smith & Associates" <mr.david_smith@live.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:54:08 -0800
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE!!!



Attention:


On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late
Engr. Jurgen
Krugger, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter
was returned
undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this
same email address on
the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Jurgen Krugger made
you a beneficiary
in his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred
Thousand Dollars
(USD$30, 100,000.00) to you in the Codicil and last
testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is
real and
true. Being a widely travelled man, he said he met you
sometime in the past or
simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous
friends abroad who
wished you good, I am not too sure again. Jurgen Krugger
until his death
was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of
Electronic &
Electrical Engineers and a German property magnate. He was a
very dedicated
christian who loved to give out alms to the poor,hungry and
needy. His great
philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life
time. Late Jurgen Krugger died on the 30Th day of July, 2004
at the age
of 80. His WILL is now ready for execution after 4 years of
thorough
investigation.

According to him, this money is to support your
humanitarian/medical activities
and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if
I reach you as I
am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible
to enable me
conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.
I am sincerely
sorry if you feel bothered or embarrassed by this message; I
am just about my
own job. I do hope you understand that? Thank you.

Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email
address below:

Email: mr.david_smith@live.com
I await your prompt response and please keep this very
discrete and to
yourself until the transfer of the funds to you is
finalised.
Yours in Service,

BARRISTER DAVID SMITH ESQ.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq, Markus Wolfgang, Mr.
John Marvey Esq, Mr.
Jerry Smith Esq.

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