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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "barrister" (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.
  • barristerbensonsmith@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barrister benson smith <bensonsmith_9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barristerbensonsmith@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:12:03 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP


BARRISTER BENSON SMITH3 RAJDAMNERN AVENUE,
BANGKOK THAILAND
EMAIL barristerbensonsmith@myway.com
Attn:I AM AN ATTORNEY TO MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER WHO DIED WITH HIS FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH IN THE MONTH OF JULY 2000. SEE THE WEBLINK FOR DETAILS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmBEFORE HIS DEATH HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$12.5 MILLION WITH A BANK IN BANGKOK THAILAND.THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE AS HIS ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE ANY OF HIS RELATIVE OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISTICATED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD FROM NOW.IT WAS QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT HIS ELDEST SON MAXIMILIA, WHO WAS LEGALLY DOCUMENTED AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN ALSO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING A VACUME TO BE FILLED AND WITH NO ONE COMING FORWARD SINCE MY CLIENT PASSED ON.I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS A RELATIVE TO MY DECEASED CLIENT, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT 12.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY CAN BE PAID TO YOU.THIS, I INTEND WE SHARE AMONGST OURSELVES IN THE RATIO OF 50% TO ME AND 40% FOR YOU, WHILE THE BALANCE OF 10% WE SHALL USE FOR SETTLING ANY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT !
MIGHT ARISE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.YOU SHOULD TRUST ME AS HIS LAWYER AND PERSONAL CONSULTANT; THAT THIS IS A RISK-FREE TRANSACTION. KINDLY SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:1)YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AS YOU WANT THEM USED IN THE PAYMENT DOCUMENTS.2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS .3)YOUR AGE.4) YOUR OCCUPATION/POSITION.UPON RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION,WE WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE BANK WITH A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM COURT PRESENTING YOU AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN/RELATIVE AND AS SUCH THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDSTHANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR COOPERATION.MY WARM PERSONAL REGARDS,BARRISTER BENSON SMITH {ESQ}.
PLEASE, CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL ABOVE TO ENABLES US DISCUSS FURTHER.
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