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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 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.
  • brucephilips_esq@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bruce philips" <brucephilips_esq12@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:44:23 +0000
Subject: RE:

Barrister Bruce Philips, Esq.(For Trustees)
Managing Partner (Stone Solicitors)
London - United Kingdom.
E-mail:brucephilips_esq@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

It is with trust and believe that I write to you this message. I am
Barrister Bruce Philips, a Solicitor at Law. I am the personal attorney to
late Mr. James Allcorn a National of the United State of America, who
worked as an importer and exporter of Timber and Cocoa in and out of Africa.

On the 21st of July 2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Greenfield road, London, United Kingdom.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, Since then I
have made several inquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives,
this had also proved unsuccessful, my profession and my religion discourage
me from stealing from the dead.

After these several unsuccessful attempts. Hence, I have contacted you to
assist in recovering the fund valued/worth sum of US$12,000,000 Million left
behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable/demorage by the bank where this discussed amount was
deposited.

After making inquiry with regards to the claim of this fund, the paying Bank
had issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account
confiscated within some few official working days from now on. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over few months now, I seek
your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response i will make everything
possible to secure all legal documents requested for the claim of the fund
in your name as the rightful beneficiary to the fund. All I required of you
is your honesty and co-operation to see this transaction through. Lastly, I
guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

I would be grateful if this mail will be favoured with an early reply via my
alternative email address brucephilips_esq@yahoo.com
May God Help Us.
BARRISTER BRUCE PHILIPS.

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