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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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: desmond james <hshejk748@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_djameslawchamber_uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 20:15:24 +0100
Subject: NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY



FROM: BARRISTER DESMOND JAMES (ESQ)DESMOND & JAMES ASSOCIATES,SECTARY GENERAL BRITISH COUNCIL OF THE BARR,4 Albert Embankments, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom. ATTENTION,DEAR TRUSTING FRIEND I am making this contact to you on the fact that we may be ofassistance to each other in developing a long lasting cordial business relationship, ifyou put your trust in God that this will work out forther benefit of my own familyand yours. I was moved by my personal inspiration to entrust on your sincerity tohandle a business ,I am Barrister Desmond James.indegen of newzeland, I have a clientMr.Mark ,who bears this same last name with you, a foreigner who used to work withMekon Associates Company here in London. On the 2nd of August 2005, my client, his wife and their three childrenwere involved in a car accident along Manchester Express Road. All occupantsof the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made severalenquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this hasalso proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace hisrelatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, henceI contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money leftbehind by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by theFinance House where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Finance Housewhere the deceased had an account valued at about US$6.5M has issued me a noticeto provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next tenofficial working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 1year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased sothat the proceeds of this account valued at US$6.5M can be paid to you and thenyou and I can share the money; 50% to me and 50% to you,I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up anyclaim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see thistransaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimatearrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me first by my secured and confidential emailimmediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message.Anticipating yourprompt response.Yours Sincerely, BARR.DESMOND JAMES (ESQ).Attorney At Law UKSecretary General British Council Of The Barristers
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