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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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)
  • "% will be for you" (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.
  • john_kwamechamber@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Kwame <j_kwame7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <john_kwamechamber@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:25:29 -0400
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF JOHN KAME...



John Kwame & Associates.50 Kwame Nkrumah Ave,Accra North,Accra Ghana.Tel: +233-2873 22193Email: john_kwamechamber@myway.comDear Sir/Madam,Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events.Well, I am Barrister John Kwame, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney in Africa to Late Mr. Morris Thompson, an American prominent man and also a well known business tycoon here in Ghana, who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31st 2000. You may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N News internet website below.http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind, he executed contract through Department of Work and Housing here in Accra, Ghana and the mentioned money above is his money left in the Finance House where he deposited the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only). The finance house knows me very well and has ask me to present some one to claim the fund left by my late client as they all know I am his attorney.Consequently, this Bank issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only) in their custody within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund so that the Bank will transfer the fund to your account.Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the money in this order: 60% will be for me, 40% will be for you. I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim we may make with the Bank.Your full details is needed to commence as follows:FULL NAMEADDRESSPHONE/MOBILE NUMBERFAXAGELOCATIONOCCUPATION AND SEXPlease make the required informations below available for me to open a file in your name and send to the bank for recognition.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Best regards.John KwamePrincipal AttorneyAlternative Email Address : john_kwamechamber@myway.com
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