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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Mr=20James=20Richard?= <mrjames.richard@yahoo.com.ve>
Reply-To: mrjamesrichard@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:44:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mr James Richard


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mrjames.richard@yahoo.com.ve

Mr James Richard

- DEAR,IAM BARRISTER JAMES RICHARD,ATTORNEY AT LAW.A DECEASE CLIENT OF MINE,BY NAME MR.SAMEEH HADDAD,WHO HEREINAFTER SHALL BE REFFERED TO AS MY CLIENT,DIED AS A RESULT OF HEART-RELATED CONDITION IN 2002.IAM 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 (US9,000,000.00) NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IS LOGDED.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 MUTUALLY AGREED PERCENTAGE.ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIM AS MY CLIENT NEXT OF KIN WILL BE PROVIDED.ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.IF THIS BUSINESS PROPOSITION OFFENDS YOUR MORAL VALUES,DO ACCEPT MY APOLOGY.BE REST ASSURED ONCE MORE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND THERE WILL BE NO HITCHES EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE,AS EVERY SUPPOSEDLY LOOSE ENDS HAVE BEEN KNITTED BY OUR LEGAL TEAM.I WITHOLHD MY OFFICE AND ADDRESS FOR MY SECURITY AND PROTECTION UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU.I ANTICIPATE A POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM YOU.BEST REGARDS, BARRISTER JAMES RICHARD.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam