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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • +447045705147 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-15?B?IlaoZXJ1Ynki?= <vseruby@iol.cz>
Reply-To: jwill.lawfirm@googlemail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:07:00 GMT
Subject: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT




Dear Client=2C

My name is Barrister Jackson Williams=2CI am assigned to contact you =
on behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr Daniel=
Parker=2EI once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was retu=
rned undelivered=2E

I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated he=
re and I wish to notify you that Late Engr Daniel Parker made you a be=
neficiary to his funds=2EHe left the sum of ( =A3 17=2C000=2C000=2C00 )=
Seventeen Million Great British Pounds to you in a Bank account numbe=
r=3A52207712321 with a Security Deposit Bank here in london UK=2EUntil h=
is death =2C he was member of the Helicopter Society and the Institut=
e of Electronic =26Electrical Engineers and also a humanitarian=2EHis g=
reat philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time=2E

Late Engr Daniel Parker died on the 13th day of Feb=2E 2007 at the age=
of 80 years=2C and his funds is now ready for execution=2EAccording to =
him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help th=
e poor and the needy in our society=2E

Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful=2Cendeavor to get back t=
o me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job=2EBy replying to t=
his e-mail=2Cyou will have to update the form below so that I can contac=
t you and also send you the AFFIDAVIT FORM IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION whi=
ch you will have to fill and submit to the Security Deposit Bank for cla=
ims=2E
1=2EName in full=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
2=2EAddress=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
3=2ENationality=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
4=2EDate of Birth=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
5=2EOccupation=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
6=2EPhone/Fax=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
7=2EPresent Country=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
This is my email contact address =3A(jwill=2Elawfirm=40googlemail=2Ecom)=
please get back to me as soon as you read this e-mail so that we can pr=
oceed further with remittance to you=2EI hope to hear from you in no dis=
tant time=2E
Yours in Service=2C
Barr=2E Jackson Williams
Jackson Williams Law Firm =

TEL=3A+447045705147 =

Time to call (9am to 5pm london time GMT )

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