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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)
  • "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.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • barr.brianwilliams@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Brian Williams <fct032@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr.brianwilliams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 05:45:44 -0500
Subject: BRAIN WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATE (NOTARY PUBLIC)



BRAIN WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATE (NOTARY PUBLIC)Legal Practitioners & Corporate Nominees44 Allen Road, Ikeja Lagos.
Dear friend,
With great pleasure I am writing this proposal on behalf of my associates. I got your information through my personal search in Nigerian Chambers of Commerce, hence I decided to seek your cooperation, due to the sensitivity of this transaction and my commitment as an attorney.
I am Barrister Brain Williams personal Attorney to William Barnes, a foreigner, Geologist by profession and he died since 1999, in an EgyptAir Flight 990, on the 31st October along with other passengers on board. For your perusal,you can confirm this from the website below :-
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm
Before his death, he has a huge sum of (US$8.6m) which no other person know about. Unfortunately, Security company, gave me an ultimatum of ten working days to provide the next of Kin or have this fund confiscated, Consequently the security company mandated me to look out for any of his extended family relatives to stand in as the next of kin/beneficiary of this fund deposit.This is why I have contacted you to render assistance in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client, before they will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by this Security company. As his personal Attorney, I am in possession of all legal documents, which shows the entire transaction between him and the Security company in relation to this fund deposit.
My constraint is to be able to source a foreign partiner who is honest and trustworthy individual, that will act as trustee and willing to assist me in this transaction, your share as compensation will be (40% ), and mine will be (50%) while (10%) will be donated to the less priviledged.
This transaction is 100% risk free provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.I guarantee you that the entire transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, as all documents that will be required by security company will be provided. Kindly contact me indicating your willingness in assisting me. Email us: barr.brianwilliams@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,Brain williamsATTORNEY -AT- LAW.
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