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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: Edwin Moore <edwin_moore3@msn.com>
Reply-To: <edwinmoore09@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:11:57 +0000
Subject: REPLY SOONEST!



Attention Please!

I am Edwin Moore, an attorney at law. 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 ($35,000.000.00 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 because a foreigner is needed in this deal
and the bank will honour my instructions to them. 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 to indicate your
interest.



Call me +233246861191 and kindly include your telephone number in your
reply letter for faster
communication.



I await your urgent reply to this proposal.



Best regards,



Barrister Edwin Moore.

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