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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • frantidll@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Francis Tidwell <frrt013@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frantidll@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:40:56 +0000
Subject: From Barrister: Francis Tidwell




I AM MR FRANCIS TIDWELLCITIZEN OF REPUBLIC OF SENEGALCONTTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS (frantidll@yahoo.com) Visit Web bank Site:www.travel-images.com/senegal.htmlSTRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Hello Dear,

I am Francis Tidwell, the Personal Attorney to one Engr. Mark Smith, a foreign national, who used to work with Shell Development, Company in Senegal. On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and son were involved in an Auto Crash. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event. Since then I have made several Inquiries to their Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several Unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacting you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. the deceased had an account valued at about (£68 M)Six-eight million United British pounds only. Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been Unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, regardless of your country, with your name/address, some vitals documents will be obtained on your favor which will back you as the next of kin the deceased. I shall offer you 40% of the total money for your assistance, 10% for any expenses that might incur during the transaction while 60% will be for me. I am also asking you to assist me to invest my own share of the money into a lucrative business in your country pending my arrival to your country. Be duly informed that I will resign from banking work to come over to your country with my family after the transfer of the fund into your account.
I have all necessary legal documents that are needed. Since I am his personal lawyer, I have every right to come up with the next of kin. I believe we can do the transaction together once there is trust and Honesty. I have with me some of his account information to back Up the transfer of the fund to your account. Also I am to assure you that this transaction is legitimate and 100% risk free.
The procedure of establishing the next of kin would be taken care by me since this has to be certified by his documents that is in my file as his personal Lawyer, do not worry about this. What I needed from you mostly is your truth and honesty and not someone who will sit on my own share upon receiving the fund in your account.
Please as soon as I get your reply to this mail, I will forward an application form which you Will fill and send to the bank for fund approval in your name. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. Please Reply urgently to enable us discuss further. Send your phone numbers for easier communication. Reply to: frantidll@yahoo.com

Best regards,
Barrister: Francis Tidwell
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