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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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 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.
  • mrlarryjianglegalconsultant01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Larry Jiang <b_larryjiang02@helloworld.com>
Reply-To: Barrister Larry Jiang <mrlarryjianglegalconsultant001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:36:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE




Larry Jiang
+60143624634

Attention,
I am Larry Jiang, an attorney at law. I discovered your email and
information through internet search so I decided to contact you. I
know you may think this is a scam because of the internet scams that is going
on round the world today. But i must tell you that this is real.
 
  A deceased client of mine, who hereinafter 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 TEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS. ($10,600.000.00 USD). 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, 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 via my EMAIL ADDRESS or PHONE NUMBER to indicate your interest.
Email:mrlarryjianglegalconsultant01@hotmail.com 
Phone Number: +60143624634

Best regards,
Barrister Larry Jiang.
(Attorney at Law).

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