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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.)
  • "barr." (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: "mark davis" <markdavis200@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:33:24 +0100
Subject: RESPONE

Dear CHANDLER,

I am Barrister MARK DAVIS, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Engr.PONCE CHANDLER,a national of your country,who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Nigeria.On the 27th of january 2002,my client,his
wife and their three children were involved in ikeja bomb blast here in my
country. my client and his family unfortunately lost there lives.since then
i have made several enquiries to your embassy tolocate 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 Icontacted you.I
have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at US$15.6
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicatedor declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kinor have the
account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since
I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives forover 3 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since
you have the same last names, so that theproceeds of this account can be
paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you
is your honest cooperation to enable us see thistransaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.


Best Regard
Barr. MARK DAVIS..
N.B

Please view these websites below to confirm what i am telling you and get
back to me.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

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