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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.)
• 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.
  • williams_jack04@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Ebose Finance Inc <agt.sharondavid@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: williams_jack04@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:47:36 GMT
Subject: WILL AND TESTAMENT LAST NOTIFFICATION




Dear beneficiary

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate
of Late Engr.John Ferguson; 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 stated on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Engr.John
Ferguson made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of
Seventy Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$72,100.000.00 )
to you
in the codicil and last testament to his WILL.

Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in
the past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous
friends abroad who wished you good. Engr.John Ferguson 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 be
involved in charitable projects. His great philanthropy earned him
numerous awards during his life time.

Late Engr.John Ferguson died on the 13th day of December, 2004 at
the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities
and to help the poor and the needy in our society.

Please if I reach you this time 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 time.

Yours in Service,

Barrister Williams Jack . ESQ

EMAIL: williams_jack04@yahoo.com

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