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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:
  • "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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • malcolmlawoffices_2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Malcolm Light <malcolm_light1964@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: malcolmlawoffices_2008@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:16:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND



Dear Sir,
Re- Estate Beneficiary
Sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors of the Estate of our late client We wish to notify you that you have been subscribed as the beneficiary to the total sum of £9,900,000.00GBP (Nine million Nine Hundred thousand British Pounds) representing the pecuniary estate of the said deceased.

He died on 9th January 2005 at the age of 68.He was buried on the 3rd of February. We reckoned that you can receive this fund; as you are qualified via your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed upon your response.

In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward any proof of identity of yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at Probate Registry, for the release of this sum of money to you.
Kindly write me on this email:malcolmlawoffices_2008@yahoo.com
Congratulations!
Yours Faithfully
Malcolm Light.
Malcolm Law Chambers.

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