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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: "Barr..S.A Mensah" <mensahy208@excite.com>
Reply-To: stevenmensah006@safe-mail.net
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:25:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From The Desk Of Barr.S.A Mensah






>From : The Principal AttorneyMensah &amp; Co (Legal Practitioners)11 Ecowas Rd Accra GhanaAttn:Sir/MadamI am Barrister S.A Mensah,a solicitor in law,personal attorney to Engr.F.A Thomas,a foreigner of your country,who used to work with Shell development Company in Accra Ghana. He was my client, On the 21st of march 2006, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road Ghana.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I wish to relocate this fund in a foreigner's name. All I need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved(US$5.5m) comfortably and that I can also trust you with this arrangement. Be rest assured that there is no risk involved since I have taken care of everything. I want
you to immediately inform me of your willingness in assisting and co-operating with us, so that I can send you full details of this transaction and let us make arrangement for a meeting and discuss at length on how to transfer this funds.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up the fund. All I require from you is your honest co-operation 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.Best Regards.Barrister S.A Mensah, LLB.TL,Mensah &amp; Co (Legal Practitioners).11 Ecowas Rd Accra Ghana


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