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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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 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.
  • barristermatthew06@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barristermatthew06@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Barrister=20Matthew=20Baker?= <barristermatthew06@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: barristermatthew06@myway.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 20:50:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barristermatthew06@yahoo.com.au

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Matthew Baker, an attorney at law in London. A deceased

client of mine, by name Alh. Slamet Hassan died in Banda Aceh in

Indonesia with his wife and family as a result of the deadly Tsunami.

Please log to this website for more about the Tsunami

www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged

by my client with a Financial Institution Abroad, the Financial

Institution did not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to

you.

The Financial Institution has issued me a notice to contact the next of

kin, or the funds will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the

next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of

this funds can be paid to you, Then we can share the amount on a mutually

agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin

will be provided. All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us

see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect

you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends

your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to

indicate your interest.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture i will

establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much

better picture of the situation.

I await your urgent and swift response in this regards via:

barristermatthew06@myway.com

Best Regards,

Barrister Matthew Baker.

3rd Floor,

Sunlight House, Quay Street

Manchester M3 3JZ



- Barrister Matthew Baker

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