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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "oliver west" <oliver_west_family1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: oliver_west_family@strompost.com
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 19:47:54 +0000
Subject: hello

Hello

I am Oliver West Esq,Barrister and Solicitor.This mail is written and
intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my
Late Client,Mr.Richard Burson, (77, Venice Isles,Florida, USA). Mr. Richard
Burson made a fixed Deposit of Funds
with a Security Firm in London and unfortunately lost his life aboard Egypt
Air Flight 990, which crashed
into the Atlantic Ocean on November 2nd,
1999(news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and left no
clearbeneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the
Deposit still with me.

The Governing Body of the BANK has contacted me on this matter and I am yet
to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a clear and
legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to beresented asthe
next of Kin so that my late Clients' Fund will not be confiscated by the
BANK. For the sake of transparency on this matter,you are free to make
immediate contact with me through my e-mail for further information related
to this matter.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while we expect your
prompt response.


Yours faithfully,


Oliver West Esq.

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