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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)
  • "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.)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Wilfred Alusi <alusiwilfred@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: fredalusi@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:10:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Family Inheritance


Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Wilfred Alusi personal attorney to a foreign construction engineer who was a resident here in Lome Togo.

My client died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in December 2004. Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER)
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you hence I know that you bear the same surname with him. I seek your consent and assistance in repatriating money left behind by him before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank. The deposit is valued US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) and it is lodged with Bank.

The Bank has issued me an ultimatum to present the next-of-kin of the deceased to inherit the funds or have the account declared unserviceable. I here by seek your consent to present you to the Bank as next-of-kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued US$10,500,000.00 can be transferred to you as inheritance, and thereafter you and me will share the money, while part of it will be donated to Charity Fund.

I have necessary legal information which in legal terms are supposed to be known by me and this will I relate to you to support the claim of the inheritance from the Bank. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see the transaction through. I guarantee that the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I await your response.

Best Regards,
Wilfred Alusi


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