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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:
  • "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.
  • barrstephenhockman@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Stephen Hockman" <pm182487@scarlet.be>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 05:04:31 +0200
Subject: HELLO!


STEPHEN HOCKMAN CHAMBERS & CO.
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND SOLICITOR OF CO-OPERATE CONSULTANCE /SOLICITORS
ADVOCATE OF SUPREME COURT OF Uk, NOTARY PUBLIC,REAL ESTATE MANAGERS &GENERAL CONSULTANTS.UK OFFICE?::6 & 8 MILL STREET, MAIDSTONE ME15 6XH,ENGLAND DX: 51967 MAIDSTONE,LONDON(England)
Email:barrstephenhockman@yahoo.co.uk
Our Ref: NNC/SAN/NP/05 Your Ref:23451ei Date:12/09/2006.


Complements,


I am Barrister Stephen Hockman, a solicitor at law in UK,I was educated
at Eltham College and Jesus College in United Kingdom,I am the Personal
attorney to Mr. John, a national of your country, who use To work with
(NIGERIA SHELL PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY). My client Mr. John Was born on
the 23rd of March 1960 and he died on a motor accident With his family,
his wife and 3 kids. He died on 21st April 2002 His Parents are late
and he is the only child of his parents. Before he died he Deposited the
sum of $15 million in INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC (IBP) with the hope of
transferring it to his country before he will be on leave.


Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to Locate
any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved Unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to Contact you. I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money And property
left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared
unserviceable by the security company where the deposit was made.


Now the INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC (IBP) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the money confisticated within the next ten
official working days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over four months now. I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased or the person that will
Represent him as a relative, so that the proceeds of this deposit can
Be sent to you and then you and i can share the money.50% to me and 50%
to you. I am trying t be very careful about what is going round in the
world, about African's fraud?. I hope you are not among them, and I
hope you are an honest and trustworthy person.I am well known London in
Uk.


Please you are free to give your own opinion on this
transaction Modality if you wish. I have all necessary legal documents
that can Be used to back up every claim we may make. All I require is
your honest Co-operation to enable us See this transaction
through.NB:please you Must not have a record of an adult felony conviction or
equivalent Criminal charge dismissed either by course of any federal or state
court agency or law enforcement agency of any jurisdiction and must Be
of legal age in the country. Please send any reply to my alternative
mailbox(barrstephenhockman@yahoo.co.uk) Sorry,i'm upgrading My website.
I promise to back you up legally,I will send to you all my legal
Identities and my certificates given to me in my law School,Just to avoid
people using my name for fraud and all sort of rubbish in Africa.
The sharing modality is still open and negociatable. All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I Guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.


You are advised to send me your full name, telephone/fax number,mailing
address, age and occupation based on trust and honesty and as soon as i
get that i shall send to you a TEXT OF APPLICATION which you will send
to the bank proposing for claims and release of this fund.


BEST REGARDS,
YOUR'S IN LEGAL SERVICE,
BARRISTER STEPHEN HOCKMAN QC

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