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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:
  • "chambers" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27741041215 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barristerdadawilliams208@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dada wiliiams <dadawiliiams8@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:03:23 +0200
Subject: From: Dada William Esq. (For Trustees)



From: Dada William Esq. (For Trustees)Managing Partner(Brian Chambers)Pretoria, South Africa NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST: On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Mr. Edwin Gabriel, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same emailaddress on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Mr. Edwin Gabriel made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Ten Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$10,100.000.00 ) to you in the codicil andlast testament to his will. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you werenominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Mr. Edwin Gabriel until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers. He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awardsduring his life time. Late Mr. Edwin Gabriel died on the 16th day of February 2004 at the age of 71 years and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this money is to support his Christian activities (may his soul rest with the Lord)and to help the poor and needy.Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant date.
Please reply back to my private email: (barristerdadawilliams208@yahoo.com) Direct telephone:+27 74 1041 215.Yours in His service,Dada Williams Esq.

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