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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:
  • "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.
  • +447035975710 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447092886551 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • david.singeresq182@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <lawfirm@chambers.org>
Reply-To: david.singeresq182@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:07:09 +0800
Subject: Barristers' Chambers:.. THE WILL HAS BEEN EXECUTED




DAVID SINGER & ASSOCIATES
Phone:+44 703 597 5710
Fax: +44 709 288 6551
E-mail:david.singeresq182@hotmail.com
Address:33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
DAVID SINGER & ASSOCIATES
LONDON - UK.

Attention:

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 Jurge Krugger made
you a beneficiary in 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.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.
Being a widely travelled man, he said he met you sometime in the past or
simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who
wished you good, I am not too sure again. Jurgen Krugger until his death
was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic &
Electrical Engineers and a German property magnate. He was a very
dedicated christian who loved to give out alms to the poor,hungry and
needy. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life
time. Late Jurgen Krugger died on the 13th day of December, 2004 at the
age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution after 4 years and
thorough investigations.

According to him, this money is to support your humanitarian/medical
activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I
reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible
to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address below:
E-mail:david.singeresq182@hotmail.com
Phone:+44 703 597 5710


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 Singer.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh, Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey Esq, Mr.
Jerry Smith Esq

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