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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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: karl udo <ud_karl43@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <karl2udo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:55:25 +0100
Subject: From Karl Udo Newe



From Karl Udo Newe
Dear Friend, I am Karl U. Newe, a solicitor at law. I am thepersonal attorney/sole executor to the WILL ofmy lateclient'who worked as an independent oil Businessmagnate in my country and who died in a car crash along with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov2004. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2004,I havewritten several letters to the embassy with an intentto locate any of his extended relatives whomshall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandonedFunds and all such efforts have been to no avail.I decided to contact you so that we can talk and seehow we can both put heads together and acheive this.Please note that i do understand that base on what isgoing on all over the internet world people find itdifficult to assit in issue like this but i assureyou that you will not regret assisting me if you cangarantee me of your trust.On this note, I wish to present you to the financecompany, as the surviving relative to the decease sothat we can put in claims for payment with your nameas the beneficiary of the fund.I will apprecaite if you can send me the following, 1.Your Full Name2.Your current Mobile telephone and fax numbers 3.Your age 4.Occupation 5.Your Current address This will enable me file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release ofthis sum of money in your favour.I intend to invest my shares in your country underyour management in any profitable and legitimate business ventureyour know best when the funds gets to your country.I will send you more details on how we will proceed and concludeThis project as soon as I heard from you.
Thanks and waiting to hear from you.
Yours faithfullyKarl Newe
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