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

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Cho Ful" <choful2008@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:07:39 +0800
Subject: Good Day,

Good Day,

I am Cho Ful, an attorney at law. I discovered your email
through internet search so I decided to contact you.

A deceased client of mine, who hereinafter shall be referred
to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related
condition on the 11 November 2001. His heart condition was
due to the death of all the members of his family in the
Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired
August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money
left behind by my client before it is confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued
at THIRTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS. ($13,800.000.00 USD). Is lodged. This bank has
issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the
account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you
as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to 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. All I require is your
honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from many breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do
accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore
you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter
extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I
await your prompt response. Please contact me at once via my
email or phone number to indicate your interest.

Email: choful2008@verizon.net


Best regards,
Barrister Cho Ful
(Attorney at Law)

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