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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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: "Jefferson Jefferson" <jjefferson66@msn.com>
Reply-To: jefferson@pantanet.it
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:26:13 +0000
Subject: Immense benefit to both of us

Attn:Dee
I am Barrister Jefferson Amadi Solicitor. I am the
Personal Attorney to Engr Mark Dee a national
of your country, who used to work with shell
development company in Bakassi Cameroun.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client,his wife And
their three children were involved in a car accident
along Bakassi/yaounde Express Road.unfortunately they
All lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since
then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of
his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly, the
Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
7.5 million dollars.

Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within
the next ten official working days. since i have been
unsuccesfull in locating the relatives
for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are
from the same country so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $7.5 million dollars can be paid to
you and then you and i can share the money. 50% to me
and 40% to you,while 10% should be for expenses or tax
as your government may require.

All the necessary legal documents have been concluded.
All we need to do is to swear an affidavit on your behalf
to make you the next of kin of the deceased,
after that the money will be transferred to you.

your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law. You can emai me for further discussion.

Best regards,
Barr.Jefferson Amadi.

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