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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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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.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- 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)
- "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.
- barristeralfredheskey@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barrister Alfred Heskey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristeralfredheskey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:39:28 -0800
Subject: Let us work together
Barrister Alfred Heskey
13 North End Croydon CR9 1RN
LONDON UK
Email: barristeralfredheskey@gmail.com
I am Barrister Alfred Heskeys, Barrister and Solicitor.This mail is Written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client, MR PAUL LOUIS HALLEY, (France). MR PAUL LOUIS HALLEY made a fixed Deposit of Fund valued at USD25M (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars Only) with a Security Firm in London and unfortunately lost hiss life in a plane crash in 2003 TBM 700 Aircraft on the 6th december with his wife and crew on board without a (Heir)
CLICKHERE(http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm ) and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit still with me.The Governing Body of the Security Company where the funds had been deposited has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Client?s Fund will not be confiscated by the Security Company.For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate contact with me through my
E-mail:barristeralfredheskey@gmail.com
For further information relating to this Matter. Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while we expect your prompt response.
Know that It does not matter the country you come from or your color everything would be taken care of.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Alfred Heskey
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