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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: Attorneyruth David <attorneyruth_david4@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: attorneyruthdavid@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:08:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Give this Urgent Attention.

Good day
I am Barrister Ruth David an attorney to Ronald Lake and Joyce Lake who used to work with
Frank Howard Allen Realtors. On the 31st of January 2000, my client and his wife were involved
in a Plane Crash (Alaska Airlines Flight 261) all passengers unfortunately lost their lives,
since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but this proved unsuccessful.
You can read more about there death on this website below:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not compulsory that the next-of-kin
must be a blood relation to the deceased, hence I contacted you because you are from the same
country with my late client,

Be informed that a next-of-kin can be anybody, friends or organization.
Presently,the Bank where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued at US$5.5 Million (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin to my client to receive its benefit
or have the account confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this
benefit left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Bank.
To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the next of kin of the
deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this Deposit valued at US$5.5 Million (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money; 70% to me and 25% to you, while 5%
will be used in settling any incurred expenses on both sid
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law. acknowledge the good receipt
of this message.
Full Name:
Full Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Mobile Number:
Private Email:
Age:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Your prompt response is highly imperative.
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Ruth David









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