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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.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2347025638989
• 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.
  • barristerpatricktaylor@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: barristerpatricktaylor@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:45:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HELLO PLEASE TREAT URGENT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:taylorbarrister@yahoo.com.co



- FROM:BARRISTER PATRICK TAYLOR[SAN] PRINCIPAL PARTNER EQUITY CHAMBERS &ASSOCIATES FALOMO-IKOYI LAGOS-NIGERIA D/LINE:+234-70-25638989 Email:barristerpatricktaylor@gmail.com Sir/Ma, This is my second letter to you, i am Barrister Patrick Taylor, I received a letter from a bank here requesting for the next of kin to my deceased client. The Letter stated that he made fixed deposit of some amount of money last two years before his death.The bank is aware of his death, though he was not married, neither did he leave a "WILL" nor specified next of kin, the bank is anticipating someone with the same surname/foreigner to come along for claims. As it is, no one can put up claims except someone with the same surname and referred from my office. All efforts to get his family relatives have proved abortive. I solicit that you allow me introduce you as his relative based on the fact that you will not betray the trust and confidence which i am going to repose on you. He was aged 56. He lived and worked here as a foreigner and requested to be buried here. Kindly let me know if you are interested so that i can give you further details and certain other documents to enable you contact the bank for release of the funds to you. I have spoken with the bank manager on this matter extensively and he is waiting for your introduction to the bank according to his directives. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you/me from any breach of the law and i will brief you on the details upon your response. Ensure that you include your direct telephone number for me to call you immediately i hear from you.Please treat with the priority it deserve.Meanwhile i will be very glad if you can send me the following information so that i can use it to process some of the legal documents which the bank might request in the course of the transfer so as to save time as the year is gradually coming to an end.The information is thus:Your full name and contact address Your sex and age Your occupation and Nationality Your dedicated phone and fax numbers for easier communication. Kind Regards, BARRISTER PATRICK TAYLOR[SAN] EQUITY CHAMBERS &ASSOCIATES FALOMO-IKOYI LAGOS-NIGERIA D/LINE:+234-70-25638989 Email:barristerpatricktaylor@gmail.com

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