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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:
  • "the consignment" (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: peter murphy <peter23332007@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:56:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Your Respond.


Dear Partner,
I am Barrister Peter Murphy Chambers and associates.This mail
is written and intended to solicit your assistance to
be presented as
NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client, MR. PAUL SIDENER.
My Deceased Client MR. PAUL SIDENER, an AMERICAN with
the DEPARTMENT OF
MINE AND GOLD(DMG) in Ghana made a fixed Deposit of
Fund valued
at $7.6m US Dollars and 150 KG OF GOLD in a two consignment boxes with a Security Company,here in Accra Ghana and unfortunately he
lost his life with his wife and kid in a car accident
along Accra express way on October 31,2007.
The only know next of kin is, his wife who also lost her life also in the auto crash except some vital document related to he Deposit still in my possession.
The Governing Body of the Security Company has contacted me on this
matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay
claims to the two consignment boxes.Under a clear and legitimate
agreement with you, I shall seek your
consent to be presented as the Next of Kin so that
my late Clients 'consignments will not be confiscated by the Security Company.
For the sake of transparency on this matter,you are
free to make immediate contact to me via my e-mail for further
information related to this matter. if i fail not to
provide a foreign beneficiary, the consignments will be
comfisticated by the security company and it will now belong to the Security Company.
Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance
while i expect your respond.
Best Regards,
Barrister Peter Murphy .

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