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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • halimakere001@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: halima kereku <kerehalima@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: halimakere001@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 01:41:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: urgent respond


Dear friend
I am Barrister Halima Kereku,a solicitor at law. I am the personal
Attorney To (Eng.Renthal Zutt)a nationality of your country, On the 21st of April 1999, my client was involved in a car accident.Unfortunately he lost his
life.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by
my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank where this huge deposit was lodged. The bank where the deceased
had an account valued at about 14.5 million dollars Has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the
next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now 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
14.5 million dollars can be paid to you,subsequently to be shared among
us If you agree, we can discuss your percentage. I have all necessary
Legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
Through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
That will protect you from any breach of the law.
Awaiting your response.
Best regards,
Barr Halima Kereku.
CONTANT ME IN MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS? halimakere001@yahoo.de


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