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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:
  • "a security company " (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. )
  • "share the funds upon agreed terms" (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.)
  • "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 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.
  • barristerpaultony@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Paul Tony <attn_paul028@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barristerpaultony1@gawab.com
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:00:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I AM GLAD I FOUND YOU


Barrister Paul Tony.
Barrister Paul Tony Chambers.
409 Norton burgs,
Accra-Ghana, West Africa.
Tel +233-246149832
Email: barristerpaultony@gawab.com

Attn:

Compliments of the day to you. I must solicit your confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit.

I am Barrister Paul Tony (Esq.), a legal practitioner. My client who was a member board of trustees SPDC London was killed with his entire family in a fatal accident, sparing none of their lives, some years ago. Before his death, I assisted him in the deposit of some funds with a Security Company for safekeeping. The funds have remained unclaimed since his death, and such unclaimed funds are appropriated and returned to the treasury as a matter of policy.

Considering the lack of success in my bid to locate any of his relatives for over a year now, I hereby solicit your consent to enable me present you as the Next of Kin to my deceased client. I am contacting you for two reasons. Firstly, you both have the same last name, which makes the claim most credible. Secondly, I strongly believe that the Security Company does not deserve to inherit the funds, These reasons led to my resolve to claim the funds which was why I contacted you, With your permission, I will proceed to establish you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to my late client. As soon as this is done, you will then give instructions to the Security Company, to transfer the deposited funds into another account you will provide, after which we shall then share the funds upon agreed terms.

Finally, I demand that you keep this transaction confidential till we complete the deal and also confirm that the funds have been transferred into any nominated bank account of ours. I would want you to furnish me with the following information’s which will assist me in this claim,

1: FULL NAME:
2: CONTACT ADDRESS:
3: TELEPHONE AND FAX:
4: OCCUPATION:

This information will assist me to secure the necessary papers in your name when I receive your response, I will provide you with further details.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.

You can reach me on my direct cell Phone number + 233-246149832

Best Regards,

Barrister Paul Tony.
Barrister Paul Tony Chambers.
409 Norton burgs,
Accra-Ghana, West Africa.
Tel +233-246149832
Email: barristerpaultony@gawab.com
I AM GLAD I FOUND YOU


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