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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: "Aim Chambers" <aimchambersuk9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aimchamberuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 16:58:40 -0500
Subject: From Peter Jackson/Can I trust You

Dear Sir,
It is quite unrealistic sending such message over the internet because of numerous nefarious activities, hacking and scams that befall the world these days; but I apologise for this and would humbly wish you pardon my ignorance and spend some time to think over my proposal.
I am Barrister Peter Jackson,a principal partner of Aim chambers-St. Albans.I seek your consent to be presented as the relative so that my late Clients' Fund will not be Confisticated by the Bank.

 

My late client funds has been lying in a bank since his death and the bank has contacted me to provide his relative or next of kin and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund or the money will be pushed into the bank treasury as unclaimed bills and he left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit still with me.

 

I guarantee you of a 100% risk free and legality of this transaction bearing in mind that this transaction will be beneficial to the both of us.I am not trying to steal what does not belong to me but I have tried my possible best to reach any of my late client's relative but to no avail.
For the sake of Transparency on this matter,you can contact me immediately for further clarification and explanation on this matter and its modus operandi.I expect your prompt response for the successful completion and release of the funds to you by the bank.

 

Best regards

 

Barrister Peter Jackson
Principal partner
Aim Chambers.
England

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