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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.
• 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.
  • abbey001@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "larry abbey" <larryabbey5000@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:42:44 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

Hello
I am Barrister Abbey Larry,a solicitor at law. On the 30 Jan 2000, my
client, his wife and their two children were involved in the kenya airways
flight with registration number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi to
Lagos.Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
nsuccessful .http://www.usafricaonline.com/kenyacrash_tears.html

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided contact you to assist
in repatriating the money before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the security company where its deposit. The security
company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the few months. Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for over years now, I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$19.8 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share
the money. 65% to me, 30% to you and 5% for any expenses we might run into
during this transaction.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
thatwill protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me immediately through my alternative email
address:abbey001@myway.com

Thanks,
Your Faithfully,
Barrister Abbey Larry



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