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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "DENNIS ANDANI" <denisandani@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adennis@webmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:01:00 +0000
Subject: FROM DENNIS


FROM BARRISTER DENNIS
DENNIS ANDANI CHAMBERS
172 RUE DU PAUL
GHANA WEST AFRICA.


Hello Dearest One, ,

With due regards I am Barrister DENNIS (SAT) a solicitor at
law,personal attorney to my late client. Engr. J .C
, who used to work with Shell Development Company
in Ghana.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their
only daughter were involved in a gastly car accident along
Kpalime express road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts,In my desprate search for
urgent assistance,I decided to track his last name over the
foreign mission guestbook, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund
valued at USD$20.5 million left behind by my client before
it get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
(SECURITY FINANCE FIRM) here in Accra Ghana ,where this
huge amount were deposited.! And now the bank has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account
confisicated within the next seventy one official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives
for upto 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same
last names,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid
to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for
transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed
to back you up for the claim.All I require from you is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Urgent responce to this letter will be
proudly appreciated.

Best Regards.

Barrister Dennis.

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