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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • phillipmoor01@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Philip D. Moor" <joselshout@online.nl>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:08:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: EMAIL ME: phillipmoor01@hotmail.co.uk


Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Philip D. Moor, Attorney at law. A decease client of mine by the name Mr. Andreas Schranner, who herein after shall be referred to as my client, died as a result of heart-related conditions in 2006.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated, or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit value at (US29, 000, 000.00) is lodged. This bank has issued me a noticed 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/beneficiary of my late client. So that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, then we can share the amount on a mutual agreement. Please,if this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology.
Please reply through my direct email address if you are interested to be a partner in this transaction.
Email: phillipmoor01@hotmail.co.uk
Best Regards,
Philip D. Moor

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