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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • barr_jamesbrown2010@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrjames james" <barrjames6@unimail.mn>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:44:38 +0100
Subject:


BROWN CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS
Holbrook House
Great Queen St,
London,

Compliment of the day,

I am Barr.James Brown from London,the attorney to late Mike Matsushita,A
Vietnamese-American,I got your contact while i was conducting a research
through the internet.
I am writing following an oppurtunity in my office that will be of imense
benefit to both of us,I supposed to have carried this out before now,but i
had an accident that kept me hospitalised for months.But i thank God i am in
good health and very strong for this transaction now.

My client (late Mike Matsushita) who unfortunately lost his life in the
London July 7 bomb blast which claimed fifty two lives and left hundreds
injured, deposited the sum of 18million British pounds,in National
Westminster Bank London.

Unfortunately my client died intestate so leaving nobody else with the
knowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this
discovery that I and my colleague (an accountant with the bank) decided to
make business with you and release the funds to you as the next of kin or
beneficiary of this funds for safe keeping and subsequent disbursement since
nobody will come for it and we don't want this funds to go back into
Government treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidelines here stipulate that such funds should be
transferred into banking treasury as unclaimed funds.

EMALL=barr_jamesbrown2010@yahoo.co.uk

We agreed that 30% of this funds will be for you as foreign partner,and 20%
will go to the orphanage while the balance will be for me .
I will visit your country for the disbursement according to the percentages
indicated above, once this money gets into your account.

Please be honest to me and trust is our watch word in this transaction.
Nevertheless,this transaction is confidential and 100% risk free.

If you are ready to work with us please forward to me the required
information below.
(1) Complete name and home address
(2) Your age,occupation, direct phone number and fax number

Once i recieve this informations, I will initiate the processing of the
transfer and in about seven to nine banking days the money will be in your
nominated bank account for us to share accordingly.
This transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problem. If you agree
to assist me by sending to me the above requested informations, I will give
you my complete details, including phone/ fax etc and any further
clarifications you may require.

We will discuss much in details when I do recieve your response.


Best regards,
Barr.James Brown

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