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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rupert murray" <barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:51:35 +0000
Subject: Attn:Sir/ Can I Present You As Next Of Kin To Late Ms. S. Marufu?

From The Desk Of:
Barrister Rupert Murray
Murray Advicates & Solicitors
11 Ambleside Point,
Regent London , London , UK
Tel: +44-703-1848345
Fax: +44-207-6813291
Confidential E-mail: barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season. 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 Rupert Murray of "Murray 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 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$12.5m Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars]
in a Financial Institution'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 Financial Institution where this huge deposits were lodged
particularly, the Financial Institution where the deceased had this estate /
inheritance valued at about USD$12.5m Twelve Million Five 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$12.5m Twelve Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] can be paid to you and then we
and you can share the money. 70% = "$8.75m" to us "Walker Advicates &
Solicitors" and 30% = "$3.75m" 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:(
barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com ) to enable us discuss further. Don't forget
to include your tel/fax numbers while replying this mail for easy
communication.

Best Regards,

Barrister Rupert Murray
Murray Advicates & Solicitors
Tel: +44-703-1848345
Fax: +44-207-6813291

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