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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • henry.browne@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: henry brown <henry.browne@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: henrybrown00@myway.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 06:50:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RESPOND.


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

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister Henry Brown a solicitor and the personal attorney to Mr Van Brook, who used to work with Shell development company Ltd.

On the 22nd October 2005, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a Belview plane crash which claimed 117 lives on board Aircraft No: B 737-200.

Since then, I have made several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved abortive.During these several unsuccessful attempts, I also decided to check out his relatives over the internet, so as to locate any member of his family but to no avail.

Hence i contacted you, I am contacting you to assist in repatrating the money that belong to my client since i cannot get any of his relations, and if I do not present any body the bank where the funds is deposited can have the money confiscated.



The funds in question is US$26M, and my client gave me a MANDATE to present the next of kin or his relative to the bank where the funds is deposited incase of eventuallity.



Therefore, I have decided to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the decceased, so that they proceeds of the deceased account valued at 26 Million US Dollars, can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.

I have every legal documents that can be used to back up the claims, All I require is your honesty and cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I am assuaring you that this business is 100% risk free, and has to be within me and you.

I guarantee you that this business will be executed under a legitemate arrangment that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me strictly by return email.

And to enable me tell you more about the transaction, please let me have your full names with your private phone or mobile so that i will personally call you and discuss with you the next step.

May god bless you.



Best regards,

Barrister Henry Brown..

- henry brown

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