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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "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: "trevor_adams70" <trevor_adams70@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:09:24 -0600
Subject: Awaiting your urgent response.


Dear Sir,

My name is Barrister Adams Trevor Adams.I am the lawyer to late MR.
Haryanto Tomo from Indonesia, who deposited the sum of $45 million
United States dollars to one of the banks here in with First National Bank
of South Africa.. He was involved in the tsunami that happened in Asia.

Right now I am contacting you to stand as the next of kin to late Mr.
Tomo, to enable the bank transfer the money into your account.

The main reason why I am asking you to stand as the next of kin is
because the money can not be transferred without the help of a foreigner
and also the foreign account that you will be sending to them.You do
not have any cause to worry at all because every necessary arrangement
towards the successful completion of this has been perfected and my
colleagues in the bank are waiting for the application to be submitted for
approval.

IF you are interested please indicate interest immediately so that we
can discuss and then i will send to you a text of the application which
you have to prepare and forward to the bank requesting the transfer the
funds to your account as the benefactor or next of kin.

This transfer can only take 14 days for completion if you contact the
bank with all the information which I will provide to you.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Sincerely,
Barrister Adams

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