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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:
  • "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: serena zeng <serena09zeng@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:40:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Letter : / / Jacqueline Winter


From Barrister Serena Zeng
Peters Chamber & Associates
12 Rue Blvd Lome-Togo
West Afirca


Dear Jacqueline Winter ,

I hope all is well ? i am indeed very sorry for distracting your attention .
I am Barrister Serena Zeng, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. J.C.Winter , a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries toyour embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at US$27.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Firm where this huge amount were deposited.

The holding firm has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over a year now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

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

hoping to hear from you urgently for more information and directives .

Thanks

Yours faithfully

Barrister Serena Zeng (Esq)



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