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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Thomas Hernandez <thomashernandez01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barristerthomashernandez@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:46:25 +0000
Subject: RE: EQUITY LAW FIRM S.A




EQUITY LAW FIRM S.ASolicitor And Investigation AgentsC/ Mayor 6B 42007 Zaragoza – España Dear Sir/Madam I am Barrister Thomas Hernández. of Equity Law Firm Zaragoza-Spain the legal attorney to late Martin Lake and his wife who used to work with Gomez & Co Realtors.My late clients based in the capital city of Spain (Madrid) he passed away on along with his wife on 11 March 2004, Madrid train bombings. See this site.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3500452.stm). I now seek your consent to present you to the financial institution as the next of kin to my late clients to enable this fund valued of (US$6,500,000.00 MILLION) transferred to your custody as next of kin/Successor. I look forward to receive a favorable response from you. Barr Thomas Hernández.

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