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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",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.
• 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.
  • barrister.johnpaul@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Barrister <jbarrister19@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:28:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATTENTION PLS


256 edmonton avenue,
Edmonton London.
United Kingdom.
n12 0pq.
Greetings,

I got your contact as a trustworthy and reliable person. Please pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you today through this email. I am johnpaul, a Solicitor at law and the accredited legal representative to late Mr. Mike Hall, a British citizen who was residing in Johor Malaysia with his
wife Carol. Herein referred to as my client, he died in the tsunami disaster on 26th December 2004. For more information view BBC internet website
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4145219.stm>
I desperately need your assistance to secure and move some huge amount of money left behind by my late client to the tune of $9,500,000.00 (Nine Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars). I will pay you 35% of the total sum for your co-operation in this matter. I will give you more details on your positive response, also include in your reply your mobile telephone number so that we can discuss in details. I can be reached urgently through my personal e-mail barrister.johnpaul@yahoo.com.au
Yours faithfully
Barr johnpaul


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