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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031926189 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712435305 (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.
  • barr_guildhallf@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Guildhall Fox ." <barr_guildhallf@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:47:39 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.

                                       GUILDHALL CHAMBERS LONDON UK.

FROM THE DESK OF

BARRISTER GUILDHALL 

Phone:+44-70-3192-6189

Fax:+44-87-1243-5305

 

TRANSFER OF (GBP20M)TO AN OFF SHORE CORPORATE/PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT: _______________________________________________________________________________
 

Greetings to you ,

I am  Barrister Guildhall Fox, Attorney to Mr. Charles.J Fletcher of Oando oil company. My client was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment along with his accomplices for illegal oil lifting in Saudi Arabia on the 12th of November 2005. I have his mandate to arrange with a reliable foreign partner to negotiate for the transfer of his funds (20 million British Pounds sterling)  in a London bank to another oversea account to avoid its seizure by the British government.

 

 I contacted you believing you will be assistive enough and willing to work with us in this transaction by providing and receive the said funds into your bank account for us, please urgently get back to me at: barr_guildhallf@yahoo.co.uk, indicating your confidential email, fax and phone numbers so that I can brief you on the details of this transaction and your reward. We hope to conclude as soon as possible on receipt of your full co-operation.  

 

Expecting your kind early responds.

 

Regards. 

 

Barrister Guildhall Fox.

Guildhall Chambers. 

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