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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:
  • "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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: george kofi <george_kofi_3@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:31:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply


Greetings,

It impresses me a lot to write you this letter; Barrister George Kofi
is my name, the personal Attorney to Late William K. Solo president of
Diamond Safaris Company Ltd., Accra, Ghana.


In September 2000, my client was involved in a major catastrophe that
took place in Paris (Killing 113 Passengers) Unfortunately, Air France
supersonic airliner of the Concorde fleet caught fire upon take-off in
Paris and crashed minutes later killing my client, since then I have
made several enquiries to locate any of my client extended relatives and
this has also proved unsuccessful.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Elementary Family Search on the Internet before
coming in contact with yours, which I believe, is not a mistake to find you. I
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
deceased client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Security And Finance Institute where these huge deposits were
lodged.Consequently the Institute has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the deposits confiscated within a short time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over Six years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since I
did not see any of his relation so that the proceeds of this deposit valued
at $3.5 Million United States Dollars can be claimed to you for both of us to share the money. I have all necessary legal documentation that can be used to
back up the claim.


All I require is your honest and kind cooperation to enable us seeing
this deal through. Please get in touch to enable us relate further.


Stay fine and remain blessed.

George Kofi



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