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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:
  • "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 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.
  • william_andreson1102@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "William andreson" <williamandreson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:44:00 +0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY


Dearest Friend,

I am Barrister Mohammed William, a solicitor at law and a partner
in Mohammed & Williams LLP. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Partl Martin,
an Asia, who used to work with Shell Oils Producing Company, in Malaysia as
an oil contractor.Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here
in Malaysia to locate any of my client extended relatives,this has also
proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to
assist me in the transferring of the said fund , to any account which you
will provide

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$8.5
million left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The
said Finance company has issued me a notice to provide the beneficiary or
have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over one year now, I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary to
the deceased deposited fund, so that the proceeds of this account can be
paid to you.

Thereafter, I propose that the funds will be shared in the following ratio:
50% for me, 50% for you after the completion of the transaction.

I shall ensure that all relevant information and legal documents that may be
needed to actualize this transaction is provided.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

If you are interested, write me back through the above email or to my
private email address: william_andreson1102@yahoo.com

Best Regard.
Barrister Mohammed Wiliam Esq
Solicitor and Advocate
William & Mohammed LLP

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