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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:
  • "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: jones obi <jonesobi11@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Thanks for responding to my email.


Dear VICTIMNAME,

How are you today? First of all I have to thanks you for brinning out the time to reply to my proposal.I would have replied to your mail but I made a travel to my Home Town for a festival that has just been completed. I was at the Bank where the Fund was deposited by my late client Engr. Steve Moore.all is well in the Bank. It is a legal business we are into.I was the legal adviser to my late client Engr. Steve Moore. He did not leave any trest on the Fund no will. but the Bank has always known me as the only personal Lawyer to late Engr. Steve Moore and has asked me to provide the Next of Kin as well as the Beneficiary of the Fund in whom the Fund will be transfer to. I need you to stand as the Next of Kin. You have to forward to me your information as bellow.
1. Your Full name as the Beneficiary.
2. Your contact address
3. Your Telephone and Fax numbers.
As soon as I receive this information from you I wil have to use it to apply to the Bank in your name as the Beneficiary of the Fund in whome the Bank will transfer the Fund to.


Similarly a meeting was held by the Board of Directors in the bank today concerning the transfer of this very fund into this beneficiary’s account. The Boards and its member asked me to join them in the meeting since it is all about the transfer of my late client's Fund that is deposited in their Bank. The Meeting took about 4 good hours after that they now asked to submit the information in which I have promised them that I will do that before tuesday next week.

The only thing I do need from now is the CONFIDENTIALITIES this transaction need. It is very important. Please do not let anybody know about this transaction. Just keep it within yourself. Everything here is well taken good care of so do not get worried of anything at all. I need your telephone number so that I can call you. We really have to talk on phone. Are you a christian?
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Barrister Jones Obi.













IS THIS TRANSACTION COMPLETELY LEGAL? PLEASE ADVISE.

VICTIM-FULLNAME




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