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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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: Tom Poker <tompoker_1000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tompoker_01@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:52:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO


Dearest,=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 JULY, 2008
I am barrister Tom Poker, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to=
=A0 a national of your country, who has lived in GHANA for the past ten yea=
rs, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 25th of April 2006, my client, his wife and their three children wer=
e involved in a fatal car accident .All occupants of the vehicle unfortunat=
ely lost their lives, my client was one of them. Since then I have made sev=
eral enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relativ=
es this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have=
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behi=
nd by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by th=
e commercial bank where this huge deposits were lodged. the commercial bank=
where the deceased had an account valued at 6 million dollars has issued m=
e a notice to provide the next of kin, or have the account confiscated with=
in the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years n=
ow I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased.Th=
e proceeds of this account valued at 6 million dollars can be paid to you, =
as my Clients next of kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agr=
eed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claims as the deceased =
next of kin will be provided.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through=
.. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement tha=
t will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me =
to enable us discuss further about this transaction. You may forward your d=
irect number to me so that we can discuss.
Best regards,
Barrister Tom Poker (esq.=0A=0A=0A

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