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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (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.
  • barr.m_connelly@yahoo.co.uk
  • barr.mconnelly_chambers@lawyer.com

Fraud email example:

From: "hanan al mazem" <h.almazem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:46:10 +0400
Subject: FILL THE FORM AND SEND TO THE ATTORNEY THROUGH HIS EMAIL ADDRESS.


*MAGNUS CONNELLY AND ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS*

*BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS AND NOTARY PUBLIC, OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF ABU-DHABI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
BARR: MAGNUS CONNELLY *

*TEL*: *+971-50-257-96-92*

*FAX: +971-50-509-33-90*
*EMAIL*: barr.m_connelly@yahoo.co.uk , barr.mconnelly_chambers@lawyer.com



*APPLICATION FOR RELEASE OF U$9.7M (NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS) ONLY INTO MY DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT *


*ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENTS OF *

*NATIONAL BANK OF **ABU DHABI ***

*UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: *

*DEAR BARR: MAGNUS CONNELLY (ESQ)*

I AM MR................. OF................ AND I WOULD WANT YOU TO INTIMATE
ME ON THE MODALITIES AND PROCESS TO GET THE FUNDS LEFT FOR ME BY MY LATE
BUSINESS PARTNER (*MR. MORRIS THOMPSON) *WHO WAS A FIXED DEPOSIT CUSTOMER OF
YOUR BANK AND DIED IN THE YEAR 2000, AS DOCUMENTS IN MY POSSESSION STATES ME
AS THE LEGAL NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.

PLEASE INFORM ME OF THE REQUIRMENTS AND MODALITIES TO GET THE SAID FUNDS OF
US$9.700, 000.00 TRANSFERED INTO MY NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT DELAYS
LETS OR HINDRANCES.

I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD DO THIS WITH SWIFTNESS AND GET
BACK TO ME WITH THESE INFORMATIONS TO ALLOW MY PROCESSING THE TRANSFER RIGHT
AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER DELAYS.

MY BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:

BANK NAME:………......................
..................................................
BANK ADDRESS:………………………………………..………….

BANK TEL/FAX NUMBERS……………………………………….

MY FULL
ADDRESS.....................................................................

ACCOUNT NAME:.………………………………………..……….

ACCOUNT
NUMBER:.......................................................................

SWIFT CODE.:……………………………………………………....

PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS....………………………..………..

OCCUPATION:…………………………………………..………….

AGE:…………………………………………………………………..
NATIONALITY:………………………………………….… ……….



YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.

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