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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:

• 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.
  • equityconsult@atlas.sk
  • equityconsult2@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "equity consult" <equityconsultancy@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:31:59 -0700
Subject: Urgent Executive Inquiry


Dear Client

My name is Evan Mason. I am a senior partner in the firm of Equity financial
Consultant, private Investigators and Security Consultant. We are conducting
a standard process Investigation on behalf of Barclays Bank, the
international Banking conglomerate. This investigation involves a client who
shares the same surname with you and also the circumstances surrounding
investments made by this client at Barclays Bank the Barclays Bank Private
Banking Client died and nominated you as one of the successor over the
investments made with the Bank. The essence of this communication with you
is to request you provide us information/comments on any or all of the three
issues:

1: Are you aware of any relative/relation who shares your same surname who
lived abroad

2: Forward to us you're Full Legal Name: Address, City, and Phone Number

3: Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume
status of successor in title to the deceased?

It is pertinent that you make this information available to us, so that we
can confirm with our records if you are the authentic Successor to the
deceased

Inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality so
that we may put an end to this communication with you and our inquiries
surrounding this personality. You must appreciate that we are constrained
from providing you with more detailed information at this point. Please
respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to
close this investigation. Thank you for accommodating our inquiry.

Evans Mason

For: Equity Consultant

Please reply to this e-mail address

(equityconsult@atlas.sk, equityconsult2@yahoo.com)

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