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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:
  • "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.
  • henrychuz@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Henry Chuz" <henrychuz@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 07:50:16 -0800
Subject: PLEASE ASIST ME ACHEIVE THIS PROJECT

PLEASE ASIST ME ACHEIVE THIS PROJECT

It is a pleasure meeting your i have waited
for this golden moment.I am barrister HENRY CHUZ of the
MARIO MILLS chambers.

Six months ago ,my late client died in a fatal accident
and was buried at the state cemetry.My late client has
an account in a bank in europe with a credit balance of
fourteen million ,six hundred thousand
dollars($14.600,000),which has been dormant for a very long
time.

All efforts to contact the named beneficiary to late Sir
Gillette's estate,with the supplied information proved
futile.

My good friend , i am contacting you because i want you to
claim this money with me,
to that of the new next of kin and also i have
the necessary information and documents that would enable
us to this claim.

Please kindly send me your full name, your address,and your
telephone number,fax number to enable us know which other
step to take towards the claim of this money.

PLEASE REPLY VIA henrychuz@myway.com

THANKS

barriester HENRY CHUZ

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