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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • kkkoku@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "k _kkwesi" <k_kkwesi19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kkkoku@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:09:18 -0800
Subject: Urgent Assistant,

Barrister Koku Kwesi
72 Alhaji Sule Crescent,
Mamprobi,Accra-Ghana
Telephone:00233 244 819070
Email;kkkoku@hotmail.com

Greetings
I am Barrister Koku Kwesi, I am personal Attorney to
late Mr.Aamil Shahid,a national of your country, who used to work
with Ashanti Gold Development Company in Ghana, On the
21st of April 2003, my client, his wife And their
three children were involved in a car accident along
Kumasi express road, 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 proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his relatives over the Internet and our chamber of
commerce, to locate any member of his family but of no
avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating
the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated by
the security company where my client lodge these huge
deposits valued $13.2m as "FAMILY TREASURE"for safety.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the amount of US$13.2million can be paid to you
and then you and me can share the Money,70% to me and
30% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I
require is your honest co-operation 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 reach me on this my private
phone no: 00233 244 819070 to enable us discuss
further.And your private telephone number is also
needed for easier communication.
Faithfully Yours,
Barrister Koku Kwesi

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