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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "barry cole" <bcole322@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 03:25:19 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST


From: Barry Cole & Associates
Managing Partner(Cole Chambers)
Republic of South Africa.
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Mr.Brian York,
I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned
undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address
on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Mr.Brian York
made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$10,500.000.00 ) to you in the codicil and last
testament to his will.
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.
Yours in His service,
Barrister Barry Cole Esq

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