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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "HONEST PARTNER " <barristerjamesmorgan@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:51:18 -0600
Subject: URGENT NEXT OF KIN


FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER JAMES MORGAN.
JAMES LAW FIRM

ATTN:FRIEND,

RE-INHERITANCE CLEARANCE TRANSFER

I AM BARRISTER JAMES MORGAN THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MARK ALSO A RECORGINZED ATTORNEY WITH A FINANCE HOUSE . I AM THE PERSONAL ADVICER (ADC) TO THE GENERAL MANAGER CITIBANK PLC. I WANT TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN HANDLE A DEAL FOR A MUTUAL BENEFITS/LIFE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND ME.

THE DEAL IS ABOUT ASSISTING ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT IN GETTING ALL HIS LIFE TIME SERVINGS WITH A FINANCE HOUSE AS A FOREIGN COUNTERPART TO ENABLE ME PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN OF THE USD$3.7 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS LEFT BY MY CLEINT WHO DIED IN CAR ACCIDENT WITH HIS FAMILY SINCE JANUARY 2003.

THIS FUND IS CURRENTLY IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AWAITING CLAIM,SINCE THE TIME THE FINANCE HOUSE MADE A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THEY ARE READY TO RELEASE THIS FUND TO ANY OF HIS RELATIVE ABROAD IF I CAN BE ABLE TO LOCATE ANY BUT AS HIS ATTORNEY, I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR THE BLOOD RELATIVE HE TOLD ME ABOUT BEFORE HIS DEATH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HE WAS WITH THEM IN THE CAR ACCIDENT ON THEIR WAY TO THE BEACH.

RIGHT NOW NONE TO PRESENT AND NONE HAS EVER SHOWN UP TO LAY CLAIMS TO THIS MONEY DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION .IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME IN CLAIMING THIS MONEY IT WILL BECOME A DEAL BETWEEN US AND NOBODY WILL KNOW SINCE YOU HAVE AD HEAR TO MY DIRECTIVE.

YOU WILL DEPOSIT THE MONEY WITH YOU ABROAD (i.e. in your country) AND IT WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOW; 40% TO YOU , 50% TO ME AND 10% FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT WE MAY INCUR IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION .I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE DEAL AND ALL RELATED INFORMATION THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE DEMANDED FROM YOU WHEN I RECEIVE YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS .

I CONTACT YOU BECAUSE YOU CAN HANDLE THIS WITH ME BESIDE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DEAL IS BETWEEN ME AND YOU . ALL I NEED IS YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PERFORM THE DUTY OF MY LATE CLIENT TO AVOID SUSPECT FROM THE FINANCE HOUSE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

REGARDS,
BARR JAMES MORGAN


NB. I SHALL PROCESS OUT ALL THE NECCESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR YOU TO CLAIM THIS FUND SOONEST YOU RESPOND TO MY PROPOSAL FOR GOOD INTEREST. I NEED URGENT RESPONDS FROM YOU TO PROOF TO THE BANK THAT YOU ARE HIS REALLY NEXT OF KIN .

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