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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • barrister_lukebasile@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister_lukebasile" <barrister_lukebasile@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:38:40 -0600
Subject: From Barrister Luke


Attn.

I am Barrister Luke Basile I got your contact through my personal search.I am making this contact to you in respect of my late client,He is a national of Australia but spent all his business years here in Benin Republic.my client deposited some funds in a bank.
Since the death of my client, I have made enquiries to his country embassy in order to locate any of his relatives and present the person to the bank as his next of kin, as I am the only person that has all the legal authority and power to provide my client next of kin, but unfortunately all my legal enquiries failed.
The bank has sent me a notice, notifying me that I have little time to provide his next of kin or have the funds confiscated by the authority.Since I have failed in all the enquires that I made in order to locate my client? s next of kin, I have decided after several years of thought to look for a trusted and reliable foreigner whom I will present to the bank as my client? s next of kin so that the funds will be released to him as his next of kin. It is risk free and very easy to execute.

If you can be trusted and willing to stand as my client? s next of kin, let me know immediately so that I will proceed.I assure to back you up with every documents related to this deposition, as the bank will require them from you for confirmation, proving that you are really his next of kin.
All you need to do is to follow my advises and directions and then leave other legal and official steps for me.We will discus the sharing redio as we proceed.
if you are interested kindly contact me through my private email: barrister_lukebasile@myway.com
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Luke Basile

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