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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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: "Jack Vanrenos"<xxxmr17@excite.com>
Reply-To: barr_jackvanrenos@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 02:26:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: About My client Mr.Jeffrey








SOLICITOR AND NOTARY PUBLIC

Children & Families Law Firm

1-3 Brixton Rd

London, SW9 6DE, United KingdomAttention:Beneficiary,

I am Barrister Jack Vanrenos. I have a client Mr.Jeffrey,

who bears the same last name with you and a national of

your Country who used to work with Amaco Associates

Company in London, on the 22nd of May 2005, my client,

his wife and their three children were involved in a car

accident along Manchester Express Road. All occupants of

the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy

to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has

also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful

attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet,

to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence

I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in

repatriating the money left behind by my late client

before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable

by the Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had a

consignment valued about Sixty Million United State dollars

($60,000,000.00) has issued me a notice to provide the

next-of- kin or have the consignment confiscated within

the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives

for over two year (2) Year now, I seek your consent to

present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that

the proceeds of this consignment valued about Sixty Million

($60,000,000.00) can be paid to you and then you and I can

share the money, 50% to me and 50% for you. I will work out

all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back

up this claim,all I require is your honest co-operation to

enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that

this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that

will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my secured and confidential

email address immediately you acknowledge the good receipt

of this message,do not forget to send me your direct telephone

number, so that I can put a call through to you for an

extensive discussion on this deal.

Anticipating your prompt response.

Yours in service,

barr_Jack Vanrenos,Esq.







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