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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • usmanandrew35@yahoo.com
  • mrfranciswilli@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrfranciswilli@jmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:10:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: usmanandrew35@yahoo.com



- Dear Good Friend. I am MR.FRANCIS WILLIAMS A Solicitor and an Attorney at Law,Iam the Personal Attorney to one foreign Oil Consultant,Mr.Brian Lloyd who used to work with a Multi-BILLION Dollars oil Firm in Ilse of Man,UK.Here ina fter shall be referred to as my client,On Sept 11,2001,my client,his wife,and their three childen were involved in the September 11 bomb attack in USA.Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended Relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After the seseveral unsucessful attempts, I decided to contact you to assist in receiving the money left behind by my clientbefore the MONEY Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the Barclays Bank (PLC) LONDON.where the deceased had an account valued at about($Thirteen million USD$13,000,000.00 has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful inlocating the relatives for over 4 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($13 million USD)can be paid into your account and then you and me Can share the money.60% to me and 40%to you . All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and i hope the fund arrives your account in latest 10 banking days from the date of the receipt of the following information : (1)Your full name (2)Your full address (3) Your private telephone and fax numbers (4)Your company name and address (ifany) (5)Your bank name and address.The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of your norminated bank account .Please get in touch with me .PLEASE CONTACT Barrister Francis WilliamsE-mail : mrfranciswilli@jmail.co.za Best Regards. MR FRANCIS WILLIAMS.

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