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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.)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • harrisonesq@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harrisonesq 1 <harrisonesq1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:38:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONES.......................Bak


HON.BARRISTER BENSON HARRISON
THE ROYAL LAW CHAMBERS.
P.O.BOX 157 RUE DE BUELAVAD.
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL; (harrisonesq@hotmail.com)




Hello Dear Bak,

I am Barrister Benson Harrison,a legal practitioner,I am the personal attorney to MR J.Bak,a national Of your country, who used to work as contractor in Lome Togo.He used to be my client . On the 30st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries 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 US$20.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said 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 two years 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 informations 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.Awaiting to hear from you urgently. harrisonesq@hotmail.com)

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,


Barr.Benson Harrison(Esq)




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