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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.
• 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.
  • pblair@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Patrick Blair" <pblair700@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:26:35 +0200
Subject: Re: Treat As Urgent


Hello ,

I have written an earlier mail to you but no response.
In my first mail I mentioned to you about my late client who deposited some
fund with a Security/Finance Company before he died in April 2000. He bears
the same Last name with you.
Since his death I have received several letters from the Security & Finance
Company where he deposited the fund before his death, to provide his next of
kin or any of his relatives who can make claim to the funds before the end
of the year or the Security/Finance Company will be left with no option than
to confiscate the deposit and turn the money back to the state. As it has
been marked unclaimed for years. I have conducted my personal search to see
if I can make contact with any of his relatives but without success, it is
in the course of my effort that I have to contact you.

I have closely checked and since you bear the same Last name with my
deceased client it will be better to present you as the next of kin and the
right beneficiary of the funds in the account.
The total sum left in the account is Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand
British Pounds Sterling only (£9.8million ) I will provide you with all the
necessary legal backing that is required until this money is paid out to
you, and then we shall share it base on our agreement.

Do respond quick if you are interested or should you need further
clarification because we have no much time left.
Please get in touch with me through my alternative email: Pblair@sify.com
for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to
enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Thanks and God bless.

Patrick Blair (ESQ).
Pblair@sify.com

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