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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)
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • barrrichardhoward1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: E-Lottery Company <winners@e-lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: contactmr.harrycookuk11@yahoo.ie
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:45:58 +1300
Subject: Urgent Acknowledgement Sir/Ma.




RICHARD HOWARD & CO
Morley House
26-30 Holborn Viaduct
London EC1A 2BP , UK.

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister Richard Howard of RICHARD HOWARD & CO in London
, a
senior Advocate of Law and a personal solicitor to Mr. Boris Mikhail
Khodorkovsky,The arrested Chairman/ CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep
SPB in
Russia who is presently in jail.
I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over
to me
before he was detained and tried in Russia for financing political
parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko,
a
Liberal/ Social Democratic Party led by Gregory Yavlinsky) opposed to
the
Government of Mr.Vladmir Putin, the current President of Russia,
thereby
leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.

You can read more about his ordeal from the following sites:

Http://www.supportmbk.com
Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
Http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm

After searching through the books of your Country's Chambers of
Commerce and
Industries, I am contacting you to assist me to Re-profile the funds
and
equally invest same on his behalf. The total amount of funds to be
re-profiled
is Forty Six Million United State Dollars (USD$46,000,000.00) and you
will be
paid 20% for your Management Fees.
This is a legitimate transaction. If you are interested, please write
back by
mail and provide me with your confidential Following:

1. Name in
full.........................................................
2.
Address..............................................................
3.
Nationality..........................................................
4.
Age.....................................................................
5.
Occupation..........................................................
6.
Phone/Fax..........................................................
7. Present Country...................................................

Please keep this very confidential; we can't afford more political
Problems.
Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks.
Please
write back promptly. Write me back through this personal email
address
(barrrichardhoward1@yahoo.com.hk ) I look forward to it.
I will send you the necessary details and relevant documents.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Richard Howard

RICHARD HOWARD & CO.
T: 44.705.380.1098
F: 44.871.211.1968
Email: barrrichardhoward1@yahoo.com.hk

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Regards.

Barrister. Richard Howard
RICHARD HOWARD & CO London

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