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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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.
  • paulvittorio@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Vittorio and Associates" <paulvittorio@live.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: paulvittorio@googlemail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:51:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: For Your Kind Attention(Reply Asap)


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For Your Kind Attention(Reply Asap)


FROM: PAUL VITTORIO & ASSOCIATES
ADDRESS: Tower 42,Level 35 25
Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1HQ DX: 557 ,
UNITED KINGDOM.

ATTENTION NEXT OF KIN

I am Barrister GIACCARI PAUL VITTORIO, an Australian Lawyer resident here
in the United Kingdom. I am the principal attorney to a late client of
mine,who herein after shall be refered to as my client, A citizen of your
country. Who lived here in London, he spent all his life here in London
but died of cardiac arrest after hearing of the death of his wife and only
daughter in an Air Crash on the 31 July 2000 on one of their visitation
trip outside London.
I personally contacted you because you a foriegner,who could stand or be
presented as our clients next of kin. I got your contact from the WORLD
INFORMATION NETWORK ONLINE (WINO).
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating his money and property left
behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank
where this huge deposit was lodged. The said fund is deposited with a bank
in Europe. Particularly, the Deceased had an Amount at about (
EURO45.5million).
Since after notification of the death of the deceased, the bank has issued
me a notice to provide the Relations/ next of kin or have the Funds
confiscated within the next 21 Days. Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives all this while till now, that is why I am seeking
your consent to propose you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
are a foreigner and have the proceeds of this Amount valued at
EURO45.5million paid to you as the bonafide approved Next of Kin.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent in presenting you as the
Next- of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same
last name with my deceased client, so that the proceeds of this account
can be paid to you.Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon
percentage, of
which, 50% will be for me, 30% for you, 10% for any reputable charity home
because this fund belongs to a deceased man and 10% set aside for any
expenses we might incure in the course of this transaction.
All legal documents to back up your claim, as my client's next-of-kin will
be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation 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 but if not, then contact me at once to indicate your interest, By
giving me your telephone number so that i too can contact you.All
Correspondence should be through my private email address :
paulvittorio@googlemail.com ,

Please for your total admirable acceptance in assisting me, reconfirm as
below to enable me commence in your name.

(1) Your full name and official mailing address.....
(2) Your direct telephone and fax number.........
(3) Your residential home address...........
(4) Your company name (if any).........
(5) Occupation:.................................
(6) Your Age and Marital Status.............................

Finally log on to the website site for more acknowledgement.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)
Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK
Looking forward to a cordial business relationship with you

Best regards

Barrister. Giaccari Paul Vittorio.

N/B: Please quote this "GPV-01" in your response.This is very very
important,as i might not respond to any message without the reference.

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