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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)
  • "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.
  • charlesw@di-ve.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Charles" <williamcharl32@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charleswilliams4@myway.com
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:47:38 +0100
Subject: Re:Dear Friend.

From: THE DESK OF Barrister WILLIAMS CHARLES
BROAD STREET, BRISTOL BS1 1DR,
DX: 7822 BRISTOL.LONDON,ENGLAND.



Dear Friend.
I am Barrister.William Charles, a Solicitor and an Attorney at Law ,I am the
Personal Attorney to one foreign Oil Consultant,Mr.Brian Lloyd Smith ,who
used to work with a Multi-BILLION Dollars oil Firm in Ilse of Man,UK. Herein
after shall be referred to as my client, On Sept 11, 2001,my client,his
wife, and their three children were involved in the September 11 bomb attack
in USA,Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients
extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to
assist in receiving the money left behind, by my client before the MONEY Get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged, particularly the (BARCLEYS BANK LONDON). where the
deceased had an account valued at about ($Thirteen million USD
$13,000,000.00) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confiscated within the next 14 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four years
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 ($13 million USD) can be paid
into your account and then you and me Can share the money.50% to me and 40%
for you, 10% for all our expences.
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 and I Know that
this fund will arrives your account in latest 10 banking days from the date
of the receipt of the following informations:

(1) Your full name
(2) Your contact address
(3) Your private telephone and fax numbers
(4) Your company name and address (if any)


The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of your
norminated bank account.
Please get in touch with me by this CONTACT Email:(charlesw@di-ve.com)

Regard.
Barrister WILLIAMS CHARLES
BROAD STREET, BRISTOL BS1 1DR,
DX: 7822 BRISTOL.LONDON,ENGLAND.

N.B
Please get in touch with me by this CONTACT Email:(charlesw@di-ve.com)

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