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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: "Mauric Egobekke" <mauriceegobekke@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:54:11 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION-------Bert Beernink

Dear Bert Beernink

I am Barrister Maurice Egobekke, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr
P.B Beernink,
a national Of your country,who used to work as a contractor in Lome-Togo.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 30th of April 2000,
my client, and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along
Kpalime express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to searchthrough with his name which
motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.

I havecontacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$6.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm(bank) where this huge amount were
deposited. The said Security Finance Company 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 for
more details.

Best regards.
Maurice Egobekke(Esq)

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