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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)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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.)
  • "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 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.
  • andrewnellson08@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Nelson" <andrewnellsonnffgff@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: andrewnellson07@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:34:52 -0700
Subject: MATTER OF URGENCY


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C

ANDREWS CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
&HIGH COURT
REPRESENTATIVE,
8 PILGRIM STREET
EC4V 6LB LONDON,
Email;( **andrewnellson08@yahoo.es* <andrewnellson08@yahoo.es>*)

Dear Friend,

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as
a surprise.However, I am Barrister andrew nelson the
personal Attorney to late Engr. Candy Odell a national
of your country who used to work with ShellDevelopment
Company (SDC) here in LondonUnited Kingdom. On the
21st of April 2001, my client, his wife And their three
children were involved in a car accident along Fletcher
Express Road, Chiswick,London,UK.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event
of the accident, Since then I have made several
inquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his relatives but of no
avail, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in retrieving the money
and property left behind by my client, I can easily
convince the bank with my legal practice that you
are the only surviving relation of my client.
Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposit was lodged. Particularly,
the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at
about $12million U.S dollars (twelve million
U.S.America dollars).

Consequently, In accordance with the British Banking
Laws, the Board of Directors of the Bank met a forth
night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the
deceased over to the Government having waited for so
long without the deceased relatives/next of kin
surfacing and if this is done, Invariably the funds
and the estate will end up becoming Government
property.

The bank today issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated within
the next ten official working days.since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
several years now. I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $12million U.S
dollars can be paid to your account and then you and
i can share the money. 55%to me and 40% to you,
while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require. Your information such as:

1.Your full name
2.Resident Address
3.Telephone/Fax Numbers
4.Your Occupation
5 your id card or passport

Is required for immediate commencement of this
transaction. I have all necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this deal through, I. guarantee you that this
will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by my private
email(**andrewnellson08@yahoo.es* <andrewnellson08@yahoo.es>*)
to enable us discuss further.

Regards,
Barrister
ANDREW NELSON. (Esq)


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