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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:
  • "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.
  • afranklinwilly2019@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Franklin C Williams" <fwc_009@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:26:04 +0000
Subject: Be the next of kin to Mr.Allan Roper

Hello Dear ,

I am Barrister Franklin A. Williams,the personal Attorney to Mr Allan Roper,
an expertriate. On the 21st of May 20th 2003,my client and his wife were
involved in a car accident along Enugu Porharcourt Express
Road.Unfortunately they lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since
then I have made several enquiries as to locate any of his extended
relatives, but all proved abortive.After several unsuccessful attempts,I
decided to traces his relatives over the Internet,to locate any member of
his family but to no avail, hence I decided to contact you.

I am contacting you to work with me in retrieving the money valued at
about(US$11.5m) that was left behind by my client ( Mr Allan Roper ) with
the Platinum Habib Bank PLC ( Bank PHB ) before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank. Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
ten banking days. since I have been unsuccesfull to locating the relatives
for over 2 years now, I hereby seek your consent to act as the next of kin
to the deceased, the proceeds of this account valued at (US$11.5 Million
dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.55% to me
and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may
require. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up this project.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us succeed without any
hitch. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect us from any breach of the law.You are to contact me
through my direct E-mail address : afranklinwilly2019@myway.com

Thanks as I look forward to your anticipated maximum co-operation.

Yours Sincerely,

Franklin A. Williams

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