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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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • glennadams02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Glen Adams <glennadams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:52:29 +0200
Subject: YOUR BENEFIT


Dear Friend,

I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense benefit
to both of us. Being an executor of Will, it is possible that we may
be tempted to make fortune out of our client’s situations, when we
cannot help it, or left with no better option. The issue I am presenting
to you
is about my client who WILL a fortune to his next-of-kin. It was most
unfortunate that he and his next-of-kin died on the same day in the
sharja plane crash of Tuesday 10 February 2004.

I am now faced with confusion of who to pass the fortune to. According
to the English law, the fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the
government. However, I don’t belong to that school of thought which
proposes that the fortune of unlucky people be given to the government.

My purpose of contacting you is to seek your assistance to act as the
benefactor of the WILL, and lay claim to the legacy(12.4million pounds
sterling),
which this my unfortunate client bequeathed to his next-of-kin. For
now,It is only known to me, as my client has great confident in me.

Everything will be left between you and I. The share would be 40% for
you and 60% for me. All I have to do is to amend the WILL stating you
as the beneficiary to the 12.4million pounds sterling.
As I am yet to get your consent on this issue, I prefer not to divulge
my full identity so as not to risk being debarred. The English Bar
considers it a breach of the oath of the British Bar Council. I need not
emphasize
to you that the sensitivity of this issue need not to be toyed with by
neglecting its confidentiality.Due to the risk involve and also the
activities of fraudsters now
rampant on the internet,and until I am sure of your consent,full
cooperation and genuine willingness to assist me for our mutual benefit, I
would prefer
that we maintain correspondence by email.

At this point I want to assure you that your true consent, full
cooperation and confidentiality are all that are required for us to
take full advantage of this great opportunity. This is an opportunity that
people rarely have.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.You can also reach me on this
email, glennadams02@yahoo.co.uk



Yours truly,

Barr.Glen Adams.


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