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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 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • mike_west07@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike West <mikewest57@live.com>
Reply-To: <mike_west07@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:37:49 -0500
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED?



Mike West & Associates
13 Dale House London SE162PT
United Kingdom
07 BP 1700
Ref: RB/COT/12/0354

ATTENTION: SIR/Ma

I am Barrister Mike West, an Attorney at Law. I write to notify you of the unclaimed deposited Fund of Fourteen Million Dollars ($14,000,000.00usD) of my late client, Mr. JEAN LUOIS who died along with his family on 11th March 2004 at Madrid Train Bombings Terrorist Attack. Please you can view this site for your verification and authentification, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/international/jan-june04/madrid_3-11.html.
Meanwhile, the reason of sending this letter to you is very fundamental to the doctrine of human Rights and Privileges hope you will not impede the trust and confidence I repose on you even without meeting for the first time.

However, the Security/Finance Company where the fund was deposited has forwarded a letter of application to my office, asking me to locate any relatives of my late client for claiming of this deposited fund. Since the FUND have matured for delivery. In view of this, I have made several enquiries to locate any of the extended relatives to come and claim this FUND, but that has proved abortive.

As a matter of fact, after these several unsuccessful attempts, I have reasoned very carefully and professionally with the Security/Finance Company legally, presenting you to the Security Firm as one of the relatives (next of kin) to the deceased client. So that you will claim the ownership of the deposited Fund, since you bear the same family name with the deceased.

In addition, when my late client made the Secured Fund, he handed over to me all the necessary documents in respect of this deposited FUND for Security reasons as his personal confidential attorney.

May I use this point to emphasize that this transaction is 100% Risk Free from any form of illegality and Human Right. The indication of your interest is highly required as soon as possible.

Please revert back to me urgently with your telephone and fax numbers for more information, procedure and legality of this claim via this Email
Address: mike_west07@hotmail.com.

Yours Faithfully,

Barr. Mike West (ESQ).
Attorney at Law


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