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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.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • +447045765551 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "easu" <easu@npcnepal.gov.np>
Reply-To: barr.davidsmith@live.co.uk
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:34:11 +0545
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

DAVID SMITH & ASSOCIATE
Address:33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
PARTNER MANAGING
LONDON - UK.
Tell :+44 70457 65551
+44 70457 65501
E-mail: barr.davidsmith@live.co.uk

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Jurgen
Krugger, 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 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. Please if I reach you 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 date.
Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address
below:Email:
barr.davidsmith@live.co.uk
Phone: +44 70457 65551
+44 70457 65501

I await your prompt response and please keep this very discrete and to
yourself
until the transfer of the funds to you is finalised.Yours in Service,
BARRISTER
DAVID SMITH.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh, Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey Esq, Mr.
Jerry Smith Esq
Yours in His service,
Barr, David SMITH

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