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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: jackson bond <jackson_23associate@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jackson_07associate@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:05:26 +0000
Subject: Gusso's Estate



>From Jackson Bond Esq, Solicitors & Advocates, Block 10, Flat 5, Rue du, Boulevard PB 51, Togo Lome. Dear Gusso,I am Barrister Jackson Bond Esq, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney to (Mr. David S. Gusso), a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome, Togo. He used to be my client . On
the 31th October, 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter
were involved in a car ccident along Nouvissi express Road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their 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 track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$15.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated
ordeclared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge
amount were deposited. The said 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 since you
have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be
paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,
we shall then discuss thesharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I
have all necessary informationand 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 legitimatearrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Best Regards, Jackson Bond Esq
_________________________________________________________________
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