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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "baldesa Gazeta.pl" <baldesa@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: baldes@ozu.es
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:49:05 +0200
Subject: information


**
*Sir *


Before I proceed I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter to you,
I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to
establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my
action. My name is Barrister Victor Baldes of the Baldes Chambers in
Madrid Spain Actually, I got your contact Information through the * *public
records while searching for a last name similar to my Late client a
business magnate in Spain , for Fifteen years, but unfortunately he died
along with his family during the Tsunami catastrophic, which occurred on Sunday
26 December 2004.

Before his death; he deposited One Trunk Box/Diplomatic Personal Valuables,
containing the sum of ($12.8 Million) with a security company here in Spain
, but he did not disclose the content of deposited diplomatic consignment to
the security company, for security reasons. The security company have
mandated me to present any family heir/inheritor for claims, before the
consignment gets confiscated or reverts to the *Bureau of *Diplomatic
Security*,* as unclaimed diplomatic immunity. So I decided to search for
any of my late client's relative to no avail, as he did not declare any
other person, address, partner or relatives in the official paper works of
his diplomatic consignment deposit, hence the need to contact you.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you to
stand as the next of kin to my late client* *since you both share the same
last name so that the diplomatic consignment will be released to you. With
my position as his lawyer, I will now place your name as* *the next of kin
to my late client. I will obtain relevant documents that will assist your
claims, and facilitate the release of the consignment.

Be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, as all modalities to
actualize the operation effectively are in place and the consignment once
released to you will be shared in two equal half (50/50) ($6.4 Million each)

Kindly indicate your response to this letter via the stated email, *
baldes@ozu.es <http://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toºldes@ozu.es>*
for further clarifications. Also please be kind to get back to me, if you
are not willing to work with me, so that I can further my search for another
partner.
Always reply me through this email.
*baldes@ozu.es<http://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toºldes@ozu.es>
*
Kind Regards,
Mr.Victor Baldes
*baldes@ozu.es <http://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toºldes@ozu.es>*

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