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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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.)
  • "barr." (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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • w_asante04@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "asante barr wilson" <wilson21@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: w_asante33@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:20:24 -0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


Dear Friend,

I know your first reaction to this mail will be total rejection and you may
be
scared/ unbelievable to you, knowing too many ugly things that people commit
these days on the Internet.

Dear Friend, this mail comes from my heart, I am Barrister Wilson Asante a
personal attorney to the deceased (Mr. Allen Brandon.) here in Accra Ghana
West
Africa .


I am compelled to write you this email for the following reasons:-

The above named person, who is now deceased, in His WILL left his entire
Estate
and Cash deposit valued Ten million and five hundred thousand United States
dollars( $10.5 Million USD ) in a bank here in Ghana.

The truth is that, the deceased has no NEXT OF KIN in his paper work at my
disposal to the best of my knowledge because I have worked with him for
eight (
8 ) good years before his sudden death.

l have also tried all effort to locate any of his known relative in view of
the
WILL without success hence l have contacted you.

If my proposition is okay by you, then we can share the amount on a
mutually
agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's NEXT OF KIN will be provided.

When I receive a positive response and after proper discussion with you, I
will
update you with all relevant information that will facilitate the release
of
the Funds to you. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see
this transaction through.

This deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
us
from any breach of the law. An Application will have to be filed to the
Holding
bank for processing of the release of the funds into your nominated bank
account.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology


Please reply me as soon as you receive this message by giving me your
telephone
and fax numbers so as to enable me give you more information on how we can
work
together as partners to secure the money from the bank to avoid the ugly
scenario of forfeiting the funds to the bank as unclaimed funds.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Barr. Wilson Asante
Private email: w_asante04@yahoo.com

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