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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (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.
  • +447045706548 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister William Michael Rees" <bari_william_m_rees@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 23:31:39 +0000
Subject: RE: YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED



From: Barrister William Rees.
To: Virginia Pelayo.
This below mail was sent to you yesterday. I couldn't go to the law court today as planned for the affidavit because of some other issues on my desk. I will visit the court tomorrow.
Please let me know when you receive this mail.
Regards.
Barrister William Rees.


From: bari_william_m_rees@hotmail.comTo: vrgee2002@yahoo.comSubject: YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVEDDate: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 19:18:34 +0000


From: Barrister William M. Rees (Atlas Chambers, London)To:Virginia Pelayo.I am the above mentioned name from London. I am the attorney of late Mr. Martin Brown of Netherland. Ihave been informed by his wife who is seriously sickin the hospital now that her late husband depositedthe sum of $10 million with Security Company herein London before he died. I learnt that the fund has generated the interest of $400,000.Though the husband briefed me about the deposit when he was alive but he did not elaborate the details of the deposit. So I got your information from the wife today and I visited the Security Company here today. They told me that they have received a mandate letter from Mrs Brown authorizing you as the next of kin to the fund. They said that they are ready and prepared to release the fund to you once the copy of the deposit certificate with a sworn affidavit of Next of Kin from the law court here as stated in the deposit certificate is presented to them. They said that they had an agreement with the depositor that incase of any eventuality, the representative/claimant should present the deposit certificate and a sworn affidavit before the fund can be released to the person.I will visit the law court for the affidavit of Next of Kin tomorrow and I will tell you the outcome of it. Bear in mind that it will cost some money.Meanwhile, forward me the deposit certificate so that I will present it to the security company once the Affidavit is obtained to enable the bank start the processing of releasing the fund to you.Call me on my direct number: +447045706548 for more details.Best regards.Barrister William M. Rees.For: Atlas Chambers, London.

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