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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "danlaw3" <danlaw3@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 13:45:59 -0600
Subject: REQUEST............................ATTENTION


Barrister Dan johnson
Accra chambers Accra

Hello Sir / Madam,

I am Barrister.Dan Johnson, solicitor and notary public, the personal attorney to Mr. Mark ,Who is a national of your country. On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident along Accra / Kumasi express road.Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then i have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.
(US$7.5million) U.S dollars. Consequently, the security company issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the deposit confiscated and forced open within a short time to know what is inside.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you share the same surname so that the proceeds of the deposit valued at US$7.5million can be released to you for both of us to share the funds; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

I have all necessary After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security company where my client lodged these huge deposits. Particularly, the Security vault where the deceased has a deposit valued at about legal documents that can be used to backup the claim, in view of the above, I also want to inform you of the need to make preparations to go to Amsterdam, Holland where the security company maintains an offshore remittance claims center where clientele from Europe and America receive all deposits made in their favour.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my e-mail to enable us discuss further, or better still let me have your contact telephone numbers for oral details as we progress.
Thanks for your kind co-operation
Dan Johnson

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