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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: Barrister Eric Ansah <barr_rictg803@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: e_atg803@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:00:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Letter From Barrister Eric With Trust.....


Barrister EricAnsah Esq
Consult Associate Chambers
Accra- Ghana

Greetings ,

I am Barrister Eric Ansah, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr. Thomson.C. , a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Accra Ghana. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Ecowas express Road Accra Ghana.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you as I got your name and contact from the internet.

I have contacted you to assist in retreiving the fund valued at US$16.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through the above email for more details.

Best Regards.
Barrister Eric Ansah

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