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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:
  • "dear friend" (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: bk w <bkw22000@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kayodewilliams@myway.com
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:41:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT MATTER



BARRISTER KAYODE WILLIAMS
Senior Advocate, International Legal Practitioner
K&W Chambers & Financial Attorney
10 Value Street Togo
Republic of Benin
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Dear Friend ,

Kayode Williams is my name, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney to late Mr.Nicholas Biker , who used to work with an oil Company in Africa (Name Withheld) for security reason.on the December 25th, 2003 my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in Air Crash in Benin Republic.

All Occupants unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of his extended Relatives, but all effort has also proved unsuccessful. You can see the site below:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html


After these Several unsuccessful attempts, Idecided to track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I Contacted you.

Your assistance is needed in recovering the fund valued at Us$15.6 Million deposited with a security firm before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.Please provide your personal information below so i can present the application of claim on your name as the beneficiary to my late client's fund.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) CONTACT ADDRESS
3) TEL/FAX OR MOBILE NUMBER
4) OCCUPATION
5) AGE

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Please respond ASAP.

Best Regards.

Kayode Williams. (Esq)



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