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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "MARK LAWRANCE" <barristermarklawrance@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:36:23 -0700
Subject: Attn, Marlisa Gerstemann


*Attn, Marlisa Gerstemann,*
**
*How are you today? I trust you are OK.*
**
*I thank you for your letter, I'm really happy to hear from you, i have
made everything clear to you, i don;t what clarification you want again.*
**
*If you are chosen to inherit the fund, I'm not the person that choose you
is my Client Mrs Tatiana chosed you and she instructed me to prepare all the
necessary legal document backing him up as the new beneficiary of the fund
and It may interest you to know that chosen you to handle this transaction
is a great privilege, because for so many yrs, my client Mrs Tatiana have
been searching for who to inherit this said money

Everything is legit and real and in fact i have the Power Of Attorney here
for him which give him the Authority to claim the fund from the bank without
any interruption from anywhere So as it is now, whoever i present to the
security company where the money is deposited automatically becomes the
next of kin and the beneficiary of the said money.*
**
*This is why i have contacted you on behalf of my client Mrs Tatiana to
present you as the next of kin so that this money can be paid to you and you
use it wisely according to my client.*
**
*All i require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction
through, and i guarantee you that this would be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that would protect you from any breach of law, also I am given
you 100% guarantee and assurance that this transaction will be completed
within the next 14 bank working days based on your adherence to my
directives in this business and PLEASE THIS MATTER REMAINS VERY CONFIDENTIAL
BETWEEN YOU AND ME SO THAT WE WILL NOT JEOPARDISE THE SUCCESS THERE-OF.

The most important thing in this business is our Honesty, Total Commitment,
Trustworthy and our Maximum Co-operation which will ensure the success of
this transaction.*
*Kindly forward you information as soon as possible.*

*Hope to hear from you soonest

Best regards
Barr Mark Lawrance, Esq
*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam