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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)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • +447031848345 (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.
  • barristerfredbartlett909000@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTRE FRED BARTLETT <barristerfredbartlett909000@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: hsbcamerica@eresmas.com
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:11:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: urgent pls


>From The Desk Of:
Barrister Fred Bartlett
Bartlett Advicates & Solicitors
11 Ambleside Point,
Regent London , London , UK
Tel: +44-703-1848345
Confidential E-mail:barristerfredbartlett909000@yahoo.de
Dear Sir/Ma
how are you and your health, It's indeed my pleasure to
write to you this letter, which I believe will be a
suprise, as we are both complete strangers. I am Fred
bartlett of "Bartlett Advicates & Solicitors" we are
solicitor at law. We are the personal attorney to Late
Ms. S. Marufu --, a national of your country, who
perished in Egyptair Flight 990 with the whole
passengers aboard on 31st Oct 1999.
Page 1 (http://www.greatdreams.com/plane990.htm)
Page 2 (http://www.greatdreams.com/plane90b.htm)
CNN News
(http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.families.02/)
Before her death on the 31st oct 1999 our client {Late
Ms. S. Marufu} as she likes to be addressed, who was a
one time secret agent in transfering of money overseas
for a Late head of state of one Africa country,
deposited the sum of USD$9.7m [Nine Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] in a Security
Company's Vault here in Europe for herself, with the
hope of transferring it to her country as soon as she
is on leave.
Since her death we've made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives
this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, we decided to trace her last
name over the internet, to locate any member of her
family hence we contacted you. We've contacted you to
assist in repartrating this estate / inheritance left
behind by our client before they get confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Security Company where
this huge deposits were lodged particularly, the
Security Company where the deceased had this estate /
inheritance valued at about USD$9.7m [Nine Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] has
issued us a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the inheritance confisicated within the next ten
official working days.
Since we've been unsuccesfull in locating the the
relatives for over 3 years now we seek your consent to
present you as the legal hire / bona-fide next of kin
of the deceased since you have the same last name so
that the proceeds of this estate / inheritance valued
at USD$9.7M [Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars] can be paid to you and then we and you
can share the money. 70%= "$6.79MUSD" to us "Walker
Advicates & Solicitors" and 30% = "$2.91M USD" to you.
We've all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make. All we require is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
We guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through our Confidential
E-mail:barristerfredbartlett909000@yahoo.de to enable
us discuss further. Don't forget to include your
tel/fax numbers while replying this mail for easy
communication.
Best Regards,
Barrister Fred Brtlett
Bartlett Advicates & Solicitors
Tel: +44-703-1848345


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