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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 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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • jonathan_200667@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jonathan young" <sesefofana@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jonathan_2006@138mail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:18:35 +0000
Subject: Notification!(Visser Family Claim)

Barrister Jonathan Young
Solicitors & Advocates
Porto-Novo,Benin Republic
jonathan_200667@latinmail.com
Monday,February 27,2006.

Attention Please,

PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL

I am Barrister Jonathan Young, a legal practitioner here in Porto-Novo. I am
contacting you over an inheritance claim for the estate of a deceased client
Engr.G.N.Visser. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.

My client died of complications sustained from an industrial accident on
April, 2003. He had a domiciliary account that has remained dormant for over
two years now with Five million eight hundred thousand dollars
(US$5.8.000.000.00) in it, Since after his death, neither his family members
nor distant relatives have been located to claim this said fund.

The security/finance company cannot release the fund from his account
unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in the banking guidelines here. Upon this discovery, I now seek
your permission to have you stand in as a next of kin to my deceased client,
as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds
($5.8,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of
kin.I have secured every legal document from the judiciary to present you as
the beneficiary.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you
are interested.

(1)YOUR FULL NAMES
(2)YOUR NATIONALITY
(3)YOUR OCCUPATION
(4)YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(5)YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBERS
(6)YOUR AGE/MARITAL STATUS

You shall be recieving 55% on final conclusion of this claim as the
beneficiary, 5% shall be for charity, while the balance 40% shall be for my
professional services. If this proposal is acceptable by you, please
endeavour to contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the
trust I shall bestow on you.

I await your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Jonathan Young.
Principal Counsel.

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