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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: FRANKLIN MARK <esoway_14114@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:32:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From : The Principal Attorney to Mr. K .A SHAFFER



From : The Principal Attorney
MMessrs FRANKLIN MARK& Co(Legal Practioners).
100Rue Du Boulevard
Lome-Togo.

Attn:Dear,
I am Barrister MR FRANKLIN MARK , a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney to late MR.K.A SHAFFER. , a national of your country, who lived and worked here in Lome Togo (AFRICA). On the On the 25TH FEB 2002, my client, were involved in a car accident, unfortunately all passengers of the vehicle lost their lives. I have made every effort reach his family to no avail .

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where his Properties and Cash deposit was lodged.

Particularly, the Finance Firm where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$14.5 Million Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated.Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my late client,

I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, since you bear the same surname with him, so that the Proceeds of this account valued at (US$14.5 Million Dollars) can be paid to you.

I have agreed to share the money with you this way, 40% for you and 55%
for me, while 5% will be used to pay you back for any miscellaneous
expenses that you will incurre in the process of the claim.

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 ofthe law.

Finally, please indicate your full interest and willingness to do this business with me by sending to me your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy Communication, your full name and address are also needed. Waiting for your urgent response.

Kind Regards,
MR FRANKLIN MARK
For the Messrs FRANKLIN MARK & Co(Legal Practioners).
100Rue Du Boulevard
Lome-Togo.



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