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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: "pierri tack" <pierrichamber02@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:11:27 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED : Lars van Bekkum

FROM BARRISTER PIERRI TACK
CHAMBER CONTACT ADDRESS NO 488,
RUE DES HYDROCARBURES COURT CIRCLE
LOME-TOGO.WEST-AFRICA .
PRIVATE TELEPHONE 00228 924 3113.

Dear Lars van Bekkum,

I am Barrister Pierri Tack, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr.J.P.
van Bekkum,a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be referred to
as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only
daughter were involved in auto crash along ecowas express road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have
made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
£10.5million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the UNION TOGOLISE DU BANQUE LOME TOGO where this
huge amount was deposited. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one
official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next
of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through
this email for more details.

Best regards.

Barrister Pierri Tack,esq

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