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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:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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: "lawchamber sani" <lawchamberbarrister5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lawchamberbarrister@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:12:17 +0000
Subject: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/01/30/nigeria.crash/ http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrplane.crash


From the office of barrister
Sani Salisu lawchamber&Co
No.574 high street Accraa Ghana
post office box.m69 Accra ministry
Tell:+233 248249734

Dear
My name is Barrister Sani Salisu solicitor at law.I am the Personal
attorney to late Engr. Mark Stephen.Engr. Mark Stephen was a member of board
of directors of some blue chip companies . He retired in 1992 and started
gold mining business till his death on the 4th of May 2002 in a plane crash
in which his wife and two children died.They have since been buried. May
thier Soul rest in peace!

Please see the following website for information about the plane crash were
over 100 people died: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/01/30/nigeria.crash/
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrplane.crash Before his death, Mr. Mark
Stephen has a deposit with a finance firm.

THe bank has mandated me to provide the next-of-kin to the man within three
weeks or else the money will be on fiscated.Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
provedunsuccessful. To this effect, I have made several efforts to locate
any relative of the man but have failed to make any meaningful progress.

No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that his
supposed next of kin died along with him in the crash.Consequently, Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives. I seek your consent to
present you as the beneficiary of the funds so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$22.5 million can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you. I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

Now that the deadline given is at hand, I would like you to assist me in
recovering this money from the bank as the man's next-of-kin. There will be
all necessary documentation to see to this. The procedure for approval is
simple once you indicate your interest, an affidavit of claim will be made
and a letter of admnistration obtained from the probate Registry which will
authorise the release of the funds to you. This documents and some others
will be notarised and forwarded to the legal department of the Bank for
vetting and approval. As you can see everything will follow a normal legal
process,

thereby assuring you that you are not exposing yourself to any legal
problem. I will back up all necessary documents that will be required from
the court. You dont have to worry about any risk. All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly
email your following information to me: a. Your Full name and a contact
address as you want to appear in the payment documents b. Private telephone
number c. Private fax number d. Also inform me on how you want the funds to
be paid to you. As you can see time is of great essence as the bank has
given me deadline.

Contact me so that I will give you more information and forward all
necessary documents that will clarify you more on the legitimate of the
process. But were you are not capable to do this transaction, please let me
know so that I can look for another person that will be capable. I expect to
hear from you immediately.
Regards,

Barrister.Sani Salisu

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