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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +447040131504 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barrjonesg@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "GARY JONES" <barrjonesg@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 15:26:07 +0100
Subject: PLEASE READ AND GET BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE


FROM THE DESK OF:

Barrister Gary Jones (Esq.)

Attorney at Law,

Tel: +44-704-0131504
Email:barrjonesg@luxmail.com



Attn: Dear Friend,



I am Barrister Gary Jones (Esq.), a legal practitioner; I am the personal attorney to Engineer Kenneth a nationality
of your country, who used to work with Chevron limited London, On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and
their children were involved in a car accident along Middlesburg expressway arriving from Holiday. All occupant of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.



Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided and do some research in the
Internet, to locate any member of his family. That is why I contacted you, and the reason why I contacted you is to
assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Board of Directors of the Security Office where these huge amount was deposited, which
were lodged by my client to the tune of US$25,500,000.00 Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars.



The Security Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the Deposit confiscated within
the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two Years now I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$25,500,000.00, Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, can be transferred to your
account there in your country, then you and me can share the money.



I have all necessary legal documents that back up the claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-
operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and this transaction if 100% risk free. Please indicate
your readiness to assist me, so that all the information about this fund will be passed to you immediately. In your
respond, PLEASE YOU PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW,



1 NAME:............................................................

2 CONTACT ADD:...........................................

3 AGE: .................SEX:..................................

4 TEL:.................................................................

5 FAX:................................................................

6 OCCUPATION STATUS: .............................

7 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:...............................



And also assure me of your trust and remember that the trust in business is confidentiality. So let it; be only
between you and me. If you give me your full cooperation and this transaction is properly executed, I will give you
30% of the total sum for your kind assistance.60% will be for me while the remaining 10% will be for total
expenses we must have incurred during this transaction.



Also be informed that this transaction will take us just 15 working days to accomplish beginning from when I
receive your Details. MAKE SURE YOU CALL ME ON + +44-704-0131504 FOR A VOICE CONVERSATION OR
FOR AN URGENT REPLY TO YOUR MAIL, PLEASE WRITE ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
barrjonesg@yahoo.com


Best Regards,



Barrister Gary Jones (Esq.)

Fritz Chambers.

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