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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.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024081646 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barrkeith_harris@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:14:55 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


*Ivory Associates &
Chambers Barristers & Solicitors
**800 Lea Bridge Road ,
London
E39 6AJ .

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

Good Day Sir/Madam,

I am Keith Harris personal Attorney to Ronald Lake and Joyce Lake who
used to work with Frank Howard Allen Realtors. On the 31st of January
2000, my client and his wife were involved in a Plane Crash (Alaska
Airlines Flight 261) all passengers unfortunately lost their lives, since
then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but this proved unsuccessful.

You can read more about there death on this website
below:**http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/*<http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>

*After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not
compulsory that the next-of-kin must be a blood relation to the deceased,
hence
I contacted you
because you are from the same country with my late client, Be informed
that a next-of-kin can be anybody, friends or organization.

Presently, the Bank where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued
at US$21, 437, 000.00 Million issued me a notice to provide the
next-of-kin to my client to receive its benefit or have the account
confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this
benefit
left behind by my client before it get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank.

To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as
the next of kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this
Deposit valued at US$21, 437, 000.00 Million can be paid to you and
then you and I can share the money; 40% to me and 40% to you, while 20%
should be given to any Orphanage Home.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch
with me via my private** email
**address(barrkeith_harris@yahoo.com*<address(barrkeith_harris@yahoo.com>
*)** with the below
details immediately you acknowledge** the good receipt of this message.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Mobile Number:
Private Email:
Age:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Sex:
Marital Status:

Your prompt response is highly imperative.*


*Yours faithfully,
Barr. Keith Harrison*

* *

*My Phone Number: +44 7024081646 *

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