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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "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: "David Joe" <davidjoe10000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davidjoe1111@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:32:06 -0800
Subject: TRUST

From: David Joe (ESQ)
DAVID & ASSOSCIATES,
4 Albert Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.

ATTENTION: .

I am Barrister David Joe, the personal Attorney to Mr.
Jung Wells, a foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates Company
in London. On the 11th of September 2001, my client, his wife and their
three children were involved in a plane crash that claimed many lifes.
All 92 occupants of the plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since
then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over
the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence
I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$20M has 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 nine
(9) months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20M
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money; 60% to me
and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government
may required.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law.

Please get in touch with me first by my secured and confidential email
address; immediately you acknowledge the good
receipt of this message.
Anticipating your prompt response.

Yours Sincerely,
BAR. David Joe


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