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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +34638328280 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • chamberconsult@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MAXWELL G.JOSE" <chambergonzales@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:29:12 -0300
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE.

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Maxwell G. Jose,an attorney at law. A deceased client of
mine, by name Mr.Greg Murphy ,who here in after shall be referred to as my
client,died as a result of a car accident here in England.

I am contacting you to assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my
client with a private security finance company in Europe,his lodged sum is
decleared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to you.
This Security finance company has issued me a notice to contact the next of
kin, or the account will be confiscated, as the amount in question is
$12,000,000.00 (Twelve million American Dollars)

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
account 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.

Best Regards,

Barrister Maxwell G.Jose.

Calle kolonmo no 2 piso 3 pta 4
Madrid Spain
Phone:+34-638-328-280.
Email:chamberconsult@netscape.net

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