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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +447011146752 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?BARR=20DEAN=20O'LEARY=20ESQ?=" <barrhenrybill48@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: deanattlaw@aol.com
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 01:32:27 +0530 (IST)
Subject: FROM YOUR LATE UNCLES ATTORNEY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barrhenrybill48@yahoo.in



- Dear Beneficiary,On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of your Late Uncle; 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 stated on the WILL. I wish to notify you that your late made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seven Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$7,100.000.00 ) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL..Being your Late Uncle. until his death loved to be involved in charitable projects.His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time.Your Late Uncle died on the 13th day of December, 2008 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.According to him this money is to support you and your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society.Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.Y!
ours in Service,BARR DEAN O'LEARY ESQ..Attorney at Law(Head of Chambers.)+44-701-114-6752.P.O.BOX 90.LONDON,UK(Members of the London barr Association)

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