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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ayale Mawuko" <ayalemawuko7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ayalemawuko1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:20:25 +0000
Subject: FOR YOUR PERSONAL ATTENTION: Wouters

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Ayale Mawuko, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to
Mr.W.P. K Wouters, 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
September 2003, my client,his wife and their two children were involved in a
car accident along Kara-Sokode expressway while arriving from a Holiday to
Lome. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has also prooved 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.

However, I contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the BANK where this huge amount were deposited.
The said BANK LOME has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3years
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.

Please get in touch with me for more details.

Best regards,

Barrister Ayale Mawuko.

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