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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "paul chris" <barristerchrispaul1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerchrispaul@walla.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:21:00 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

 

 

ATTENTION MY DEAR,
I WISH TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A BUSINESS DEAL WHICH WOULD BE BENEFIT BOTH OF US AND WHICH HAS TO BE KEPT CONFIDENCIAL FOR THE PURPOSE IT DEMANDS.
I A M BARRISTER CHRIS PAUL A LAWYER BASED IN ENGLAND .I WISH TO SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT [MRS ANNE CELINE] WHO DIED SOME YEARS AGO LEAVING BEHIND THE SUM OF FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS[5.200,000.00] AND NO NEXT OF KIN TO INHERIT THE MONEY. WHICH SHE DEPOSITED WITH LIBERTY SECURITY/ FINANCE IN EUROPE THEY HAVE ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF LATE [MRS ANNE CELINE] WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS FOR THE FACT THAT I A M NOT SUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING ANY OF HER RELATIVES FOR OVER 8 MONTHS .I WILL SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP IN THIS TRANSCATION AS I WILL GIVE YOU MY PROFESSIONAL ADVISE HOW TO GO ABOUT CLAIM IN SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED IN EUROPE .I WOULD LIKE TO INVEST MY SHARE OF THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY BY YOUR ADVICE.
 
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVINIENCE AND IF POSSIBLE SEND ALONG YOUR TELPHONE NUMBER ,YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS AND NAME SO THAT I WILL USE THEM TO PROCUDRE THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF.RESPONDS ALL YOUR MAIL AT THIS EMAIL: barristerchrispaul@walla.com
REGARDS
BARRISTER CHRIS PAUL

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