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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: mohammed musa <mohammedmusa009@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:06:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: please this is legal here is more details


Dear AMARJIT SINGH ,

How are you today? Infact i was glad to hear from you regarding the mail i sent you in respect of late Martins T. who happen to be your relative based on my search for his next of kin to make the claim of the money he deposited in the security firm here before his sudden death on 27 Jenuray 2000.

well as you have already known before now Iam Barrister James Obi a personal attorney to late Martins and the very reason i make this contact to you is to present you to the security firm as the next of kin to late Martins so you can make the final claim of this money in the bank here. please you are hereby advice to forward the following information to me as soon as possible such as:

1) Your direct house or office address

2) Your company name and address if available

3) Your Private phone and fax numbers for our easy communication

4) Your occupation and your age

please i want to let you know that this is not scam or any ilegal deal as it is very common these days on the internet please iam assuring you that this transacttion is 100% risk free so you don't have to be afraid of any thing as i have all the legal documents to back up your claim in the bank.

please i will appreciate your urgent respond to this mail as it will enable us to move ahead of this transaction as you can see.please i wnat you to treat this matter with urgency required as these is not one those letters you due receive always on the internet. i will appreciate if you can forward immediately all the information i requested from you to enable the company in question make contact to you please.



Thanks
Barr Mohammed Musa(ESQ)



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