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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: John Owen <j_owen8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <owenchambers67@o2.pl>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:36:31 -0600
Subject: John Owen & Associates



John Owen & AssociatesBarrister John Owen54 warf RD Apapa,Lagos-Nigeria. FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION I am Barrister John Owen,a lawyer by profession.I seriously need you to get back to me immediately for neccessary steps concerning your inheritance, Sequel to your non reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/06 and on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation Mr. Larry who died in the Ikeja bomb blast, See the links below for more details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1786681.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1786434.stm I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you are entitled to his fund valued at US$7,500,000.00 deposited with his bank. As the legal advisor to your late benefactor, I will advise you on the steps you will need to take on how to redeem your inheritance funds from the bank. Kindly Respond back to me on my private email on because the status quo is that the bank is waiting for you to show up and claim the funds under the government mandated period.Yours Faithfully, Barrister John Owen STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY"The information in this email and in any attachments may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any person without authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are not authorized to and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it."
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