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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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011140435 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barr.muaricewilliam@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARR.MAURICE WILLIAMS IWU <barr.mwilliams18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr.muaricewilliam@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:36:29 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY!!!





;oBarr. Maurice Williams Chambers,PMB 101 Johnson Ave,Liverpool London.Tel- +44-701-114-0435. Dear Friend, I am Barrister Maurice Williams, personal Attorney to Mr. WALTER DUFF I got your email contact from a business directory office regional office in United Kingdom Britain. I want to indulge in a sincere and confidential business proposition with you. On February 23rd 2003, my Client who was an American consultant/contractor with the London Uk ministry of state, department of trade and industry, Mr. WALTER DUFF made a (fixed) deposit for twelve (12) calendar months, valued at US$14.5 Million with JP Morgan Bank Plc, here in London Uk, which all the documentaries are with me, including the beneficiary "WILL" Upon maturity, a routine notification was sent to his forwarding address to no avail. Attempts were made to contact him without responses. After a month, another reminder was sent to him and fortunately he was discovered from his contract employers, the British ministry of agriculture that MR WALTER DUFF died after a profounder illness on cancer. On further indebt investigation,I discovered that he stated on the "WILL" that I should utilize the fund investing it on charity home organizations anywhere in the world .this sum of money is still sitting in the JP Morgan Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. According to the banking laws, under the British constitution, at the expiration of six (6) years, such funds will be reverted to the government for financing military operations and defence affairs. Against this backdrop, I am suggesting to you to stand in as the next of kin to Late MR WALTER DUFF. The money will be paid into your account and after which we shall share in the ratio 20% for charity home organization as my Late Client Mr. Walter Duff Stated, 40% for me and 40% for you on your assistance. all paper works/Documentary Proof and Nuturization "WILL" for this urgent transaction is me ,This is my expertise and all would be rounded up in a very short period of time as soon as i give directives to the JP Morgan Bank Of London Plc, Uk. to commence work. Your response is needed urgently to quickly implement this swift transfer process, I shall provide you with more details and this surely will make you understand this transaction. You should observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us. I have always wanted to help the poor and needy. This certainly would be a chance to put my dream into reality, with a considerable percentage of my share, I will be comfortable. Please contact me by return email at: barr.muaricewilliam@hotmail.com promptly. Regards. Barr. Maurice Williams.Legal Practitioner.
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