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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:
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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 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.
  • attorney_james_afred_01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:09:56 -1200
Subject: Notification of Bequest In Your Name

Notification of Bequest

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late
Scott Kennedy ,I hereby attempt to reach you again. I wish
to notify you that late Scott Kennedy made you a beneficiary
to his will.He left the sum of thirty one Million five
Hundred Thousand Dollars.($31,500,000.00 ) to you in the
codicil and last testament to his will. This may sound
strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.


Late Scott Kennedy until his death was a very dedicated
Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy
earned him numerous awards during his life time, Late Scott
Kennedy died at the age of 71 years.According to him this
money is to support your activities and to help the poor
and the needy. Please You should fill the information
below for more directives

1.Full Name
2.Telephone number,
3.Age
4.contact address/Country
5.occupation
6.identification

Yours In Service,

Barr.James Afred (Esq)
E-mail:attorney_james_afred_01@hotmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam