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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "NANA WILLIAMS" <nanawilliams006@msn.com>
Reply-To: nanawilliams247@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:17:48 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT


FROM:BARRISTER NANA WILLIAMS,
NANA WILLIAMS CHAMBERS,
ACCRA - GHANA.

Dear Sir,
I am Barrister Nana Williams a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to a national of your country, who used
to work with ashanti gold mining company in Ghana . Here in
after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2001,my client, his wife And their
three children were involved in a car accident along Kumasi
express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives.Since then I have made several enquiries
to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member
of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you
to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged.particularly, the ECO BANK GHANA where the
deceased had an account valued at about 12.5 million
dollars has the bankers has issued a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confisicated within the
next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the
relatives for over 2years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at 12.5 million dollars can be paid to you
and then you and me can share the money. 50% to me and 45%
to you while 5% will be keep aside for any espence secured
during the transaction ,I have all necessary legal
documentsthat can be used to back up any claim we may make.
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.
Please get in touch with me via my E-MAIL address or phone
to enable us discuss further.You may also,send your phone
number so that I can call you on telephone.

Best regards,
Barrister Nana Willaims

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