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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: brian moffat <moffat_125@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:30:48 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY



Dear Friend, Your Co-operation/Partnership is needed for investment in your country,I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction requires,please do respond urgently. A Foreigner,an American to be precise,late Mr Morris Thompson,who died in the 2000 Alaska plane crash had a deposit total of US$28Million with a Finance House which I am attached to here in Europe,he was a front line crude oil Merchant and an Estate Magnate who eventually died without an oral orwritten 'WILL,the deposit was due for 12 calendar months,and upon maturity several effort was made to reach him as to notify him about his deposit but without any success, I decided to deeply investigate why it was extremely impossible to reach him,only to discover that he,his wife Thelma and only child Sheryl perished in the said plane crash.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of the Late Mr Morris Thompson's next of kin,according to the immigration data available to the Company,that the Management,under the influence of ourChairman and Members of the Board of Directors,started arrangements for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed if nobody comes up for claims.The company is ready and will not hesitate to release the said fund to any foreigner who comes up with useful and accurate information about the late Morris Thompson's fund. I shall provide you with all accurate information and documents relating to the fund if I have your assurance that you can handle this transaction with me,and also that you will keep all information about this deal veryconfidential until the fund is successfully released from the vault asplanned. The sharing ratio after completion of transaction will be thus:50% for me, 40% for you, while 10% of the fund will be donated towards charity andhumanitarian services in any country that we may choose when we finally meet.. Reply me urgently through my private email: barristerbrian@webmail.co.zaAwaiting your urgent reply.Barrister Brian Moffat
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