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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • kenatlaw@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ken law" <kenatlaw@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kenoffice1@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:19:32 +0000
Subject: RE: Barrister Ken Ohene.


Do not worry about social security position work, in this transaction, since
i am the Attorney for this project you and your partner Mrs. Lilly Mozembe
is well covered with my Power of Attorney which i will secure for both of
you, from Ghana high court of justice in your name.
I am only waiting for your information's to secure the Power of Attorny and
send it to you.

Barrister Ken Ohene.

>From: Hanz Kalblich <hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info>
>Reply-To: hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info
>To: kenatlaw@hotmail.com
>Subject: RE:{Spam?} Re:You are well come to my law firm.
>Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:00:03 +0100
>
>
>Hello there!
>
>To be honest, I am not a person who concern myself about the bizarre but
>some strange things have been suddenly happening to me, including your
>message. I was thinking if I should accept them as an omen.
>
>As I said earlier, I have decided to get going with your great scheme. All
>you have to do is please show to me some complete proof of how it will
>work.
>
>Also I have been contemplating: what about my social security position for
>this work?
>
>Please do not let me down. I will wait for your answer.
>
>yours sincerely,
>
>Mr Kalblich
>
>Note: You should be aware that the phone number supplied was unobtainable.
>Please give me a proper number.
>
>No place to run. No reason to hide. http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp11.htm

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