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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +447045786118 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • jrichardsonprivate01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajrichardsonprivate01@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "file office" <myfile102@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 06:00:01 -0700
Subject: BARRISTER JAMES RICHARDSON, I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE....


James Richardson & Associates
80 Willesden Lane,W8 5DP
PO Box 7506.Perth.PH1 3QR
London-England
Reply to:jrichardsonprivate01@yahoo.fr <to%3Ajrichardsonprivate01@yahoo.fr>
Tel:+44-704-578-6118

Dear Sir/Madam, I am Barrister James Richardson of the above address. I am a
lawyer by profession. This mail is intended to solicit your assistance to be
presented as NEXT OF KIN of my Late Client Mr Daniel Ramesh.

My Deceased Client Mr.Daniel Ramesh, was an oil magnet working with Chevron
Oil Plc United Kingdom and had left behind a deposit of Four Million Eight
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$4,800,000.00) with a security
handling company here in England.

My Client Mr. Daniel Ramesh died during the tsunami crisis while on
holidays in Thailand in 26 December 2004. He lost his life along with his
family and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital
documents related to the Deposit still with me.

All efforts by me to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive because he did
not make any will prior to his death. The Governing Board of directors of
the handling company has contacted me on this matter and i am yet to provide
the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Funds. Under a clear and legitimate
agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of
Kin so that my late client's funds will not be confiscated by the handling
company.

I propose a sharing formula of 75% for me and 25% for you if you will agree
to stand in as the next of kin and work with me to secure the funds and have
the funds deposited into any account that you will provide.

Please make available to me the following information so that we can proceed
if you accept my offer and if not we can discuss to an agreement.

Full Names..................................................
Address......................................................
Your Phone numbers..........................................
Fax number:.................................................

I look forward to working with you as a partner now and in the nearest
future.Await your quick response.

Best Regards,
James Richardson(Esq)
Reply to: jrichardsonprivate01@yahoo.fr
Tel:+44-704-578-6118

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