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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: PASOLO ONYEZE <mrrrpasolo05@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 07:49:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From: pasolo Onyeze !!!!! Harriet Koomen,


ATTN: Koomen

I am Barrister Pasolo Onyeze. an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to Engineer W.A Koomen,a foreign citizen who used to work as research and production technology in Shell oil company of Togo,Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. On the 11th of sept 2001,my client,his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along Karra-Sokode expressway while arriving from a Holiday to Lome. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then,I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client’s extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.

I am contacting you to assist in claiming the sum of US$7.5 million in cash, which the deceased deposited with a Security Company in EUROPE for safekeeping. The Security Company in EUROPE has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my late client or have the deposit with them declared an "bandoned Property"through the laid down legal procedures within one Month.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now,I therefore,seek your consent to present you asthe next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceed of this deposit valued at US$7.5 million can be released to you, and I and you can share the money at an agreed proportion. You will be required to open a non-residence Bank account in EUROPE where you will pay in the money when it is released to you by the Security Company. Upon your acceptance to this proposal,the information of the Security Company will be furnished to you so that you establish a contact with them and inform them of your readiness to come and claim the deposit with them. Every information relating to the deposit will be given to you which you shall use to identify yourself as the next of kin of my late client.Please contact me either through my email for more details.

Yours,Sincerely
Barrister Pasolo Onyeze.




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