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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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447077084274 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barr.johnevers.esq@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister John K Evers." <philipc22@eircom.net>
Reply-To: "barr.johnevers.esq@googlemail.com" <barr.johnevers.esq@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 04:10:38 +0100 (IST)
Subject: Confirmation Letter from John K Evers Esq.





MANAGING PARTNER=20
JOHN K. EVERS, ESQ.=20
Berkshires House, 168-173 High Holborn,=20
London WCIV 7AA=20
United Kingdom.=20

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST=20
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Fernando =
Sergio Morales; I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter returne=
d undelivered.=20

I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL.=
I wish to notify you that late Engr. Fernando Sergio Morales made you a be=
neficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Six Million One Hundred Thousand =
Dollars (USD$6,100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his =
WILL. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and tr=
ue. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in t=
he past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friend=
s abroad who wished you good. Engr. Fernando Sergio Morales until his death=
was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & E=
lectrical Engineers. He had a very good heart and loved to give out.=20

His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Lat=
e Engr.Fernando Sergio Morales died on the 13th day of December, 2005 at th=
e age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to hi=
m this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poo=
r and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you this time as I am hop=
eful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude =
my job.=20
I hope to hear from you in no distant time through the email address below.=
=20

Yours in Service,=20
Barrister John K Evers.=20
Tel:+44 7077-084-274=20
Fax:+44 7077-083-252=20
Email:barr.johnevers.esq@googlemail.com=C2=A0=C2=A0=20

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