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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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: gideon umar <gideonumar1968@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <gideonumar23@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:22:13 +0000
Subject: PLS CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER +228 9133266



FROM THE DESK OFBARRISTER GIDEON UMAR


MY DEAR ,
It is with trust and believe that I write to you, although I don't know you neither have I seen you before, but my confidence was reposed on you. I am BARRISTER GIDEON UMAR , a personal Attorney to Mr.MARK RICHARD, and a National of your Country. He was also a Contractor with one of the Government Prostates, who executed a contract with the SHELL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION here in Ghana before his death. Unfortunately my client who perished in the plane crash of November 2nd 1999 {with Egyptian airline 990} with other passengers aboard Up till today none of his relatives has come forward to claim his contracts fund with the SHELL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. I his Lawyer have made several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful, as he has no wife. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to help me and claim this money valued at US$10.5 Million as the next of kin of my late client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the SHELL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Moreover, I will provide all necessary information/documents for the claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us See this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Your response is only what I am waiting for as I have put all machineries that will be instrumental to the success of the transaction in motion.

Also I would be grateful if this mail will be favored with an earlier reply, all I need from you is to furnish me with your contact information such as, your direct phone and fax number for fast communication. However, I am compensating you with 40% of the total amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Now I urge you to take this message serious and with an open mind, with good faith and trust. Join me and am assuring you now that you will never be disappointed. Yours Sincerely Barrister Gideon Umar (Esq.)
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