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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
  
• 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.
  • daniel.kelly1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Kelly <daniel.kelly1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:15:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT.....Loraine Campbell




Barrister Daniel Kelly
Principal Partner Daniel Legal Counsellors.
Lome-Togo.

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Dear=A0 Loraine Campbell,=20

I am sorry for the unusual approach that I have contacted you. This is an o=
fficial legal notice of an unclaimed fund left by your deceased relative, W=
hose life was relinquished in an airliner crash of 25th December 2003 my cl=
ient,his wife and three children were involved in the Benin Airways flight =
air crash with registration number(141-UTA) which departed from a village c=
alled Adjarra near Porto Nouvo in Benin Republic to destination Lome where =
nobody survived.

I would be greatfull if you would allow me to send you details of this oppo=
rtunity that I am currently involved in at the moment since i have made sev=
eral enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives but has prov=
ed unsuccessful.Our beneficiary act laws allows for such claim as far proof=
,documents and information about the deceased are presented to the bank.

As the former legal attorney,confidant to your late relative and witness of=
fact of the above mentioned subject matter,i hereby solicit for your immed=
iate response and positive committed efforts in this matter to facilitate t=
he fund remittal of total sum $10million.This fund was left behind in a Fin=
ancial house(bank) by your deceased relative.

Contact me for more voice to voice clarifications through my telephone : 00=
228 931-7670 for more information.As soon as your affirmative response is r=
eceived,i will subsequently contact you immediately after your positive res=
ponse to this convenant will and provide you with more details and informat=
ions required by law to legally support you for this claim.I want you to re=
spond to my private e-mail box (daniel.kelly1@yahoo.com )

May his fragile soul rest in perfect peace,Amen!

Best wishes,

Barrister Daniel Kelly=0A=0A=0A

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