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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Amed Diop." <amedchambers@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amedchambers@i12.com
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:27:38 +0100
Subject: Please Reply.

Your Attention,

I am convinced that you would be capable to provide me with a
Solution. I am Barr.Amed Diop, of Amed Diop & Associates, Dakar,
Senegal.I Am writing on behalf of my late client Mr. Morris Thompson,
an American Who unfortunately lost his life in the Plane crash of
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31st 2000,
including his wife and only daughter.

You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites below.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

I am contacting you simply to assist in repatriating the Assets and
Fixed deposit valued at Nine million five hundred thousand Dollars,
(USD9.5M) left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or
Declared unserviceable by the trust Firm where this deposits were
Lodged. The trust firm just contacted me with an issued notice to
Provide any of the relatives or have the Assets confiscated. Since
There is no relative I can produce; I seek your consent to present you
As the only surviving relative to Mr. Morris Thompson, so that the
Proceeds of his Assets can be declared to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, I have agreed that our
Ratio of sharing will be as stated thus; 15% for you as my foreign
Partner, 15% for me, 60% for a lucrative joint investment in your
country Base on your advice and 10% for the refunds of expenses in the
process And to pay tax in your country upon successful confirmation of
this
Funds in your account.
My aim is to usher you in legally as a relative to Mr. Morris
Thompson. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
Us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
Under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
Law.

Please urgently get in touch by mail. if you are willing to work with
me.
Best Regards,
Barr.Amed Diop.

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