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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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.)
  • "chambers" (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.Tony Williams" <towil_esq64@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <towil_esq@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:00:33 +0400
Subject: Good Day : Wim Slooten



Barrister Anthony WilliamsThe Principal Partner Williams Chambers No.1045 Rue Avenida, Lome-Togo. Good Day, My name is Barrister Anthony Williams,a solicitor at law, I am a private account manager to my late client. In the Year 2005, my client by name Mr. W.Slooten, passed away leaving behind a cash inheritance of Eight million Two hundred thousand United States Dollars ($8,200,000,00).My late client and bosom friend grew up in a "Motherless Babies Home". He had no family, no beneficiary nor next of kin to the inheritance left behind at the bank. The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the stipulate period or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property. The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the fund after the expiration of 19months period as stipulated by the allied/banking policy. The reason that you have been contacted now is because you bear the same last name with the deceased, and I can present you as the beneficiary and next of kin to my late client. The Inheritance Law clearly leaves the proof of who is or is not the next of kin, to the deceased Lawyer to prove. As the deceased Lawyer,the Law says l have the final say of who is the beneficiary of my late client deposit with the bank. If you are interested in this proposal and you are ready to handle this project perfectly well and also with trust, then contact me and we can work out the details, and the issue of your compensation. If you are not interested and have found this email offensive or you think this is a joke,please do not reply. Finally,i guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Yours faithfully,Barrister Anthony Williams (Principal Attorney)
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