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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.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jeffersonhsbc@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jefferson Taylor <jefferson_taylor@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 09:05:48 +0000
Subject: From:: Barrister Jefferson Taylor (Treat As Urgent)




From: Barrister.Jefferson Taylor 17 Copse Hill, Wimbledon,SW20 0NE, London,United Kingdom.Email:jeffersonhsbc@yahoo.co.ukDear Sir, It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a surprise to you as we have never met before and I am deeply sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature.There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you as a person of transparency,honesty and high calibre. My names is Barrister Jefferson Taylor an attorney at law,I am contacting you in respect of a business concerning a huge sums of money/treasures left behind by a deceased client of mine, deposited with a Security and Finance company here in the U.K. I actually decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.PROPOSITION:I discovered that the late client of mine Mr. Morris Thompson an American prominent man who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000. You may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N News internet website below.He actually deposited his funds amounting to US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen million five hunderd United States dollars), for safekeeping with a firm in U.K. Company. Records shows that the funds were actually for a project my client wanted to start in the near future (A multi million Dollar steel plant inFlorida, USA)http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ As such, since his death none of his relations or next-of-kin has come forward to lay claims for this money as the heir, this is basically the reason why I have contacted you. The Company/Firm cannot release the deposit unless someone applies for claim through me as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in their Operating guidelines.Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as the Next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds to be released in your favour as the sole beneficiary of the deposited fund. It may interest you to know that I have secured from the probate, an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased families, please acknowledge the receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business, endeavour by furnishing me with your information’s, these requirements will enable me file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before you can personally appear for the claim. COMPENSATION I shall be compensating you with 30%, 10% will be for any expenses incurred during transaction and the remaining will be set aside for my colleagues and I on this project. Please note that your share of the fund is not negotiable. If this proposal is acceptable to you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you. However if you are willing to assist me in this venture i will establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better picture of the situation. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. Please reply by sendig me a mail to the above address urgently.Best Regards Barrister Jefferson TaylorPlease do reply me through this my private email address:jeffersonhsbc@yahoo.co.uk
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