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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:
  • "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: Eugene Atanley <atan_2000eug@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: atan_eugene@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 02:41:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Eugene Atanley Esq.........



Dear=20
=A0
I am Barrister Eugene Atanley, I received a letter from a bank here request=
ing for the next of kin to Mr.W.Page, my deceased client who lost his life =
in a plane crash On the 26th December 2003 For more on the plane crash log =
on to=A0=A0=20
=A0
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD=
/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html) The Letter stated that he made fixed=
=A0 deposit of=A0Twelve million Five hundred united states dollars (US$12.5=
M USD.) last three years before his death.=20
=A0
The bank is aware of his death, though he was not married, but did not leav=
e a "WILL" nor Specified next of kin, the bank is anticipating someone with=
prove to come along for claims.=A0=20
=A0
=A0As it is, no one can put up claims=A0 except someone with authority refe=
rred from my office. All efforts to get his family relatives have been abor=
tive. I solicit that you allow me introduce you as his relative since I can=
not get his real family relative/next of kin.=20
=A0
He was aged 56. He lived and worked here as a foreigner. Kindly let me kw i=
f you are interested so that I can give you further details and certain oth=
er modalities to enable you contact the bank for release of the funds to yo=
u.I have spoken with the=A0 bank manager on this matter extensively and he =
is waiting for introduction to the bank according to his directives.
=A0
=A0All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal thro=
ugh. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement =
that will protect you and i from any breach of the law and will brief you o=
n the details upon your response.
=A0
=A0Be this as it may,in your response kindly forward:=20
=A0
=A01.Your Full Names=20
=A0
2.Your Telephone number for easy and official conversation.
=A0
=A03. Your age as well as your occupation

=A04. Current contact address.=20
=A0
Thanks,
=A0Barrister Eugene Atanley=0A=0A=0A

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