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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • esqwilliamsthompson2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chambers Office <esqwilliams_thompsonchambers6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <esqchambersoffice2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 14:10:41 +0100
Subject: Can you assist me in this business opportunity,



payment_office@fedilitybankplc.net.tf
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER WILLIAMS THOMPSONHUMILITY CHAMBERS & NOTARY PUBLIC.NO 12 CREEK ROAD, APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA.PERSONAL EMAIL :esqwilliamsthompson2006@yahoo.com Good day. I am Barrister Williams Thompson, personal attorney to a foreigner(Mr.Geoff)who was involved in an air crash that occurred on the 29th of October,2006; he died on the 30th of October in the hospital due to excessiveloss of blood and fatal injuries. You can access the full story on this website: http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/editorial/2006/nov/06/editorial-06-11-2006-001.htm" target=_blank http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/editorial/2006/nov/06/editorial-06-11-2006-001.htm I have been searching for His relatives or any family members of Geoff hence I found you during my computer database search. Please let me know if you can be of any assistance to make this claim because you are qualified to apply for this claim as a foreigner/relative to the deceased mentioned. Please note that anyone that I present to the bank will be allowed to apply since am the attorney to Late Mr.(Geoff) before his death and up till date. I am writing you due to the threats of the bank to confiscate the fund within a short while if no oneis presented for his remains. Please do provide the below information's to enable me proceed on this matter. 1. FULL NAME2. CONTACT ADDRESS3. TEL/MOBILE NUMBER4. AGE I a wait your urgent response regarding the urgency of this matter as I am acting as the attorney to the deceased and also the acting beneficiary/Next of kin. Regards,Barrister Williams Thompson Esq
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