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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "james.roberts" <khdccegb@excite.com>
Reply-To: james.roberts111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:26:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM MR JAMES ROBERTS


FROM MR JAMES ROBERTSDear Partner.My name is Barrister James Roberts and I am an attorney to Mr. Grant Woods, a wealthy businessman who died with his family (wife and his two children) in a ghastly motor accident here in the UK three years ago.When he was writing his will,he told me of a fixed deposit of British Pounds5.2million with a bank here in the UK, with orders on how it should be shared between his wife and children.Since he died with his wife and two kids and all efforts made by the bank,the police and myself to get any of his relatives to claim this money were unsuccessful, leaving nobody to claim the funds, I am now seeking your willingness to stand as next of kin to this man since it is the law in Great Britain that if the funds are unclaimable at the expiration of six years the funds will be devert the Her Majesty's Account. If interested please reply so that I may inform you on how I plan to execute this transaction and also discuss how we are going to share
the funds. contact me with private emal below james_roberts000@yahoo.co.ukSincerely,James Roberts

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