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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:
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "SMITH CHAMBERS" <cliffkhumalo1@livedoor.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:08 +0200
Subject: From: Clifford Khumalo [Esq]. (For Trustees)


From: Clifford Khumalo [Esq]. (For Trustees)
Managing Partner(Smith Chambers)
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Email:smithchambers@easyinfomail.co.za<Email%3Asmithchambers@easyinfomail.co.za>


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 email address
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 Five Million One Hundred Thousand
Dollars (USD$5,100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last 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 were nominated 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
awards during his life time. Late Mr. Edwin Gabriel died on the 16th day of
February 2007 at the age of 80 years and his WILL is now ready for
execution. According to him the part of this money is to support his
Christian activities (May his soul rest with the Lord) and to help the poor
and needy.Late Mr Edwin Gabriel even though he was an American living and
working here as a foreigner, also he requested before his death that he must
be buried here in South Africa, "I regard here as My home and the people as
my people".


Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor 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.I hereby request you to forward any proof of your identities your
current telephone/fax numbers,address to enable us file necessary documents
at our
high court probate division for the release of this request please contact
me on this email :smithchambers@easyinfomail.co.za


Yours in His service,
Clifford Khumalo Esq.

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