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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:

• 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:
  • "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.
  • myhot_email@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Andrew Oliver" <barrister_andrew01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:37:25 +0000
Subject: More Than Urgent...

From : The principal attorney
First Class Legal Services and Co.
Block 2, Flat 5, Rue du Boulevard,
PB 491,Lome Togo.
West-Africa.
E-mail : myhot_email@yahoo.com

Attention;

I am Barrister Andrew Oliver, a legal practitioner, I am the personal
attorney to Mr Raymond Beck, who used to work with Shell Development Company
in Lome Togo. He used to be my client my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$14 million
left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.

The said finance company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working
days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
three years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased, 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 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.

I wait to hear from you as soon as possible indicating your interest.

Thanks and God bless,
Barrister Andrew Oliver.

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