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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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.
  • +447031956145 (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.
  • barrister.henrypeter@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Henry Barrister peter <barrister_henry_peter@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:29:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: BUSSINESS ASSISTANT NEEDED


Dear Sir/madarm,
I am Barrister Peter Henry,an attorney at law. A deceased client of
mine that bears same last name as yours, who here in after shall be
referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on
the 11 November 2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all
the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf
Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported
on:http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by
my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this deposit valued at Twelve million five hundred Thousand
dollars(US$12.5 million dollars) is lodged. This bank has issued me a
notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same
last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All
legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will
be provided.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends
your moral values,do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to
implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter
extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt
response.Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will
like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible
via my private EMAIL: (barrister.henrypeter@gmail.com) and treat
with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
You can reach me on +447031956145
I look forward to your quick reply.

Best regards,
Peter Henry


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