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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • ken_wilson60@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Ken Wilson <ken_wilson60@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: urgent@kenwilsonn.com
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 19:17:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WRITE ME BACK


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ken_wilson60@yahoo.com

Barrister Ken Wilson, Esq.(For Trustees)

Managing Partner (Stone Solicitors)

Dear Friend,

It is with trust and believe that I write to you, after going through your profile, which was listed amongst reliable people.

I am Barrister Ken Wilson, a Solicitor at Law. I am the personal attorney to late Mr. Morris Thompson a National of the United State of America, who worked as an importer and exporter of Timber and Cocoa in and out of Africa.

On August 28th 2005, my client and her wife and their only daughter were involved in the incident of Monster Hurricane Katrina in NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana USA.

www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_New_Orleans

My client, her wife and their only daughter unfortunately lost their lives, Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of myclient's extended relatives, this had also proved unsuccessful, my profession and my religion discourage me from stealing from the dead.

After these several unsuccessful attempts. Hence, I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued/worth sum of US$12,000,000 Millionleft behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable/demorage by the bank where this discussed amount wasdeposited.After making inquiry with regards to the claim of this fund, the paying Bank had issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within some few official working days from now on.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over few months now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($12 Million U S Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money, 60% goes to me and 40% goes to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response i will make everything possible to secure all legal documents requested for the claim of the fund in your name as the rightful beneficiary to the fund. All I required of you is your honesty and co-operation to see this transaction through.

Lastly, I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I would look forward for your feedback and i will be grateful if this e-mail will be favored with an early reply via my alternative email address: urgent@kenwilsonn.com

May God Help Us,

Barrister Ken Wilson.

- Barr Ken Wilson

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