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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
  • barrsteven_anderson@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER STEVEN ANDERSON" <barristersteven10@peru.com>
Reply-To: barrsteven_anderson@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:27:07 +0200
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT


From Steven Anderson.(Esq.)
For S.Anderson Chambers & Advocates

Good day,


I am Barrister Steven Anderson personal Attorney to Ronald Lake and Joyce
Lake who used to work with Frank Howard Allen Realtors.On the 31st of
January 2000, my client and his wife were involved in a Plane Crash (Alaska
Airlines Flight 261) all passengers unfortunately lost their lives, since
then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but this proved unsuccessful.


After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not compulsory
that the next-of-kin must be a blood relation to the deceased, hence I
contacted you because you are from the same country with my late client, Be
informed that a next-of-kin can be anybody,friends or
organization.Presently, the Bank where the deceased (my client) had a
Deposit valued at US$21, 437, 000.00 Million issued me a notice to provide
the next-of-kin to my client to receive its benefit or have the account
confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this
benefit left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
serviceable by the Bank.


To this effect,I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the
next of kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this Deposit
valued at US$21, 437, 000.00 Million can be paid to you and then you and I
can share the money; 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be given to
any Orphanage Home.


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me via
E-mail :barrsteven_anderson@hotmail.com


Your prompt response is highly imperative.


Yours sincerely,
Barr.Steven Anderson.(Esq.)

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