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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "SAMUEL WILLIAMS" <samewill11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: samewill@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:12:53 +0000
Subject: Dear klassen

Dear klassen,

I am Samuel Williams of L. E. Williams & Associates (Solicitors and
Advocates), attorney to Mr.Robert klassen (late), a Mechanical Engineering
Consultant and hereinafter refer as "my deceased client"

My deceased client (he) and his family unfortunately died in a car crash on
the 8th day of August 2003 en-route to board flight to Australia. Whereas he
did not write a will or leave information that could trace or locate his
relatives, I am saddled with the responsibility to provide his relative that
bears the same surname with the deceased client; who will inherit his
outstanding Contracts Payment as stated in the notice that I received from
the Bank, and Company where my deceased client executed contracts, to
provide the my deceased client’s relative who will inherit the contracts
payment or have it confiscated.

Subsequently, I am unable to locate any of the relatives on which I embarked
on a search that availed me your contact. And rather than leave the payment
confiscated I seek your assistance so that we can inherit the overdue
contracts payment. I as the deceased’s attorney have the jurisdiction to
process a Court affidavit and letter of administration that will award the
account to us. There is no risk with the transaction, as it will be
processed within the limit of law.

In consent with this request please write me so that we can proceed with
this transaction in earnest.

Yours faithfully,
L. E. Williams & Associates
S. Williams Esq.
(Advocate)

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