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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: "frank wood" <frank-wood18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frank_wood2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:14:18 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir,

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister Frank Wood, solicitor and personal attorney to Mr. Elliott
Native of your Country, who worked with Total Petroleum Prospecting Company
in Accra Ghana, here in after referred to as my client. Please treat this as
highly confidential.

On the 27th of November 2005, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Bobodiolasso Express road, OUAGADOUGOU
and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then, several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relative has also proved unsuccessful hence, after these several
unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of is family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this deposit was lodged.


The Bank in West Africa where the deceased had this family deposited fund
valued at U.S$9.3million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 banking Working
days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at U.S$9.3 million dollars can be paid to
you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 35% to you
(NEGOTIABLE) and 5% Will be set-aside for contingency expenses. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this project through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you and I from any breach of the law. You are sincerely
required to contact me urgently if you are in position to honestly cooperate
with me in this regard.

Best regards,

Barrister Frank Wood Esq.

Principal Partner:
Express Chambers

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