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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • legalaw@justice.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Martin Williamson." <brujayk_8@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: legalaw@justice.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:37:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Important Message...


>From Law Office Of Barr.Martin Williamson,
Martin Williamson & Associate
30 St Mary Axe
London EC3A 8EP.

Dear Sir/Madam.

My name is Barrister Martin Williamson from london. I have a consolidated Business Proposition that calls for your interest in assisting me. A deceased client of mine, by name Mr. Christian Eich,who died as a result of a plane crash on Wednesday, 26 July, 2000 in Germany.The website shown below will brief you in a more detailed insight about the rough incident of the plane crash that led to the death of my client.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/851119.stm

As Late Mr. Eich's attorney, I was called upon by the Financial Security Institution in Holland where my late client had lodged a consignment with the fund content as fixed deposit of $54,000,000 USD (Fifty Four Million United States Dollars). The financial institution is 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 Consignment lodged by my client 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 Consignment can be shipped or delivered to you with the help of the diplomat working with the financial institution in Netherland Holland, then we can share the funds in the consignment. Your interest is awaited for immediate process.

Send the following information:
Your full names,
Address,
Tel/Fax no.
Occupation.
Marital status.
Age.
State/country.

Write me via my private e-mail <legalaw@justice.com>

Best Regards.

Barr.Martin Williamson.


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