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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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bar.Jack" <luisdas4@excite.com>
Reply-To: dou_33glas@walla.com
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:48:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: About my late client..Urgent pls


Dear Friend, I am Barrister Jack Vanerose, the personal Attorney toMr. Charles Jones a foreigner who used to work with BMW Rockinghamhere in England. On the 2nd of August 2003, my client, his wife andtheir three children were involved in a car accident along GatwickExpress Road,All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost theirlives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy tolocate any of my client’s extended relatives, this has also provedunsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided totrace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of hisfamily but of no avail,hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money leftbehind by my client before they got confiscated or declaredunserviceable by the Finance House where these huge deposits werelodged. Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had anaccount valued at about US$20.7M has issued me a notice to providethe next-of-kin or have
the account confiscated within the nextForteen official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for overnine (9) months now, I seek your consent to present you as the nextof kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued atUS$20.7M can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or tax asyour government may required. I have all necessary legal documentsthat can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require isyour honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. Iguarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law. Awaits your prompt response. Yours Sincerely, Jack Vanerose Esq.

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