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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • barrbrucegeorge@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Bruce George"<barbrucegeorge@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <attgrpservices@notarios.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:56:16 +0200
Subject: Final Notice from Bruce George

Hope you receive this message!!!

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Jorge
Krugger. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter were returned
undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Jorge Krugger made you a
beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (USD$30, 100.000.00) to you in the

Codicil and last testament to his WILL. This may sound strange and unbelievable
to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have
been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one
of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Engr. Jorge Krugger until
his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of
Electronic & Electrical Engineers. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to
get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. You are
advice to contact me with my personal email:barrbrucegeorge@yahoo.com.hk .

Await your prompt response.
Yours in Service,
BARRISTER BRUCE GEORGE ESQ.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq Markus
Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey Esq., Mr. Jerry Smith Esq.

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