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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • blessedoru181@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Ikpeama" <blessedoruchi181@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: blessedoru181@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:16:15 +0000
Subject: About Mr. Wouters Fund !

From the Desk of Barrister Ikpeama,
IkpeamaChambers Of No,3 Kings Road
CONTACT ME AT: ( blessedoru181@yahoo.fr )

Dear Wouters,

It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below, I am Barrister Ikpeama,the Personal Attorney to the late Mr. Frank Wouters.

My late client was the Chief Contractor officer of {African development Oil company } for 15 years and he was retired on the 30th day of September 2003.After some month, My client and his entire family died on their way to a onference in a Plane crash on the 26th day of december 2003.

Before his death my client had a total sum of $13,500,000.00 with a Finance House hoping of transferring the fund to his country {United States of America} after his retirement as soon as he comes back from the conference.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since your name relates to his surname { WOUTERS }. I agree to give you 50% of the fund as the account owner, 50% for me.

1)Your full names and address for applying for claim and securing the necessary documents in your names.
2)Your Private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication and transmitting of documents.

CONTACT ME AT: ( blessedoru181@yahoo.fr )
Thanks and God bless,
Barrister Ikpeama.

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