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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: "Nana Williams" <nanawilliams2@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:37:12 +0000
Subject: HI Piet Staveren

FROM:BARRISTER NANA WILLIAMS,
NANA WILLIAMS CHAMBERS,
ACCRA,GHANA.
TELL:+233 244 969276.

Dear Piet Staveren,

I am Barrister Nana Williams a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Tony Staveren, a national of your country, who used to work with gold
mining company in Ghana . Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2001,my client, his wife And their one son were
involved in a car accident along Kumasi express road.All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy 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 money and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.particularly, the ECO BANK
GHANA where the deceased had an account valued at about 12.5 million dollars
has the bankers has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 2years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 12.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money. 50% to me and 45% to you while 5% will be keep aside for
any espence secured during the transaction ,I have all necessary legal
documentsthat can be used to back up any claim we may make.

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 that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me via my E-MAIL address or phone to enable us
discuss further.You may also,send your phone number so that I can call you
on telephone.

Best regards,
Barrister Nana Willaims

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