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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: "Barrister Buchy William" <buchywill@aim.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:07:05 +0100
Subject: Hello

Barrister Buchy Wiliams & Co. Chambers
Solicitors & Advocates.
Calle Juan Carlos 450
280005 Madrid Spain.

ATTN SIR

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail,if the contents does not meet with your personal and business ethics,I appologise in advance.I am Barrister buchy Williams, the Personal Attorney to late Mr .James Kelly who was a contractor with emelite gold mining company here in Spain.And on the 3rd of Oct 2000, my client,and his family were perished in a car accident along Zaragoza Spain express way.

Before his death, my client has a fixed dopsit valued at(USD$9.8M)with bank (Banco Santander) here in Spain and upon the maturity, this bank started contacting him but no response.Conseqently,the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated after 4 months, as the law of this land says.

Since then I have made several enquiries to their Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. Since I did not succeed in locating any of his relatives for over two years now, I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country ,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $9.8m can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money instead of loosing it.I know that you might be wonder why I have decided to trust you with this huge sum, but the truth is that I need you to get this money out of the bank here considering the fact that your a foreigner ,that will make it a lot easier and straight forward

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 see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me to enable us discuss further about this claim.

Best regards,
Barrister Buchy Willams

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