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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • barrtonyonyeoru128@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barrtonyonyeoru20@microcamp.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 09:59:17 -0300
Subject: CONCERNING THE ESTATE OF RICHARD BURSON/GET BACK TO ME




ATTN, Concerning the estate of Richard Burson. MY DEAR PARTNER,





I am Barrister TONY ONYEORU of EQUITY CHAMBERS & CO. This mail iswritten
and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented asNEXT OF KIN to my
Late Client. My Deceased Client Richard Burson,(77, Venice Isles FL,USA) He
made a fixed Deposit of Funds valuedat USD 8M (Eight Million United States
Dollars Only)with a Bankhere in Nigeria.Unfortunately lost his life abroard
Egypt AirFlight 990, which crashed in to the Atlantic Ocean
onOctober31st,1999 (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm)and left no
clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vitaldocuments related to the
Deposit still with me.All efforts by meto trace his Next of Kin proved
abortive because he did not makeany will prior to his death. The
Governing Body of the BANK has contacted me on this matter andI am yet to
provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund.Under a clear and
legitimate agreement with you,I shall seek yourconsent to be presented as the
next of Kin so that my lateClients'Fund will not be confiscated by the BANK or
to be misusedby corrupt government officials.I propose a sharing formula
of50/50 if you will agree to stand in as the next of kin and havethe funds
deposited into any account that you will provide. Pleasemake available to me
your Phone numbers and fax, your full namesand address, your job description
and title so that i can startthe process of documentation in your
favour. Thank you very much for your anticipated
co-operation. Yours faithfully, Barrister TONY ONYEORUPhone; 234 1
7654062email: barrtonyonyeoru128@yahoo.es


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Microcamp

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