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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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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:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "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 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.
- +447045708111 (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.
- barrdhesq5@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- barrjerrymorganesq@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: barrjmesq8@mchsi.com
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:19:10 +0000
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE
Barristers' Chambers:
JERRY MORGAN & ASSOCIATES
E-mail:barrdhesq5@hotmail.com
Address:33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
PARTNER MANAGING
JERRY MORGAN & ASSOCIATES
LONDON - UK.
Attention:
I wish to notify you thatlate Engr. Jurgen Krugger made
you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty
Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$30,100.000.00)
to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL.
Note: You are advise to contact me with my personal email
address below:barrjerrymorganesq@hotmail.com
Call me upon the reciept of this mail: Tel:+44 704 570 8111
BARRISTER JERRY MORGAN ESQ.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq Markus
Wolfgang, Mr.John Marvey Esq, Mr. Jerry Smith Esq.
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