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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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.
  • justicejose@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jose roberts" <justiceroberts001@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:16:49 +0100
Subject: urgent reply

Jose Roberts & Associates
Barristers & Solicitors
110 craven park Road, London NW10 8RU

EMAIL: justicejose@safe-mail.net

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

This e-mail message from the law firm of Jose Roberts & Associates
Barristers & Solicitors is for the sole use of the intended
recipient(s) and
may contain confidential and privileged information.

Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly
prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to
receive
for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete
all
copies of this message.

Dear Sir

I am Barrister Jose Roberts, solicitor and personal attorney to Mr.
Jimmy
kim , who worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company here in the
U.K,
here in after referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children
were
involved in a car accident along the Donaghadee Road on his way to
Killynether-wood (Ireland) and all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately
lost their lives. Since then, several enquiries to locate any of my
clients
extended relatives have also proved abortive. Hence, after these
several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet,
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by
the finance firm in Europe where this huge deposit was lodged.

The finance firm, where the deceased had an account valued at about U.S
$
11.2 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or
have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official
working
days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
2
months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at U.S $ 11.2
million
dollars can be paid to you and then we both can share the money, 60% to
me
and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to
backup any claim we may make. 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.

Please you can reply to my private email: justicejose@safe-mail.net

Best regards,

Mr.Jose Roberts ESQ
PARTNERS:
FRANK TONNY
ERIC KEVIN
JAMES EDWARD
Address: 110 Caven park Road,
London
NW10 8RU
EMAIL: justicejose@safe-mail.net

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