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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:
  • "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: "marckwalsh00@terra.es" <marckwalsh00@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:37:59 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Attn:



Attn:

I am Mr.Macrk Walsh, Solicitor locate at Johannesburg South Africa, i got your contact information from your consulate here in Johannesburg South Africa in my search of my late client relative Mr. Andreas a property magnate and building contractor based in the U.K. On the 25th of July 2000, my client Andreas , his wife and only son died in the Air France concord 990 plane crashes over Hotelissimo on July 25, 2000.They were bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.
For more information about this crash and people, visit this Website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm .Your surname which co-incite with my late client last name and from the same city, i guess you might be a relative to my late client .

Before death he left behind US$12.5 M deposit in his investment account with a bank in London. upon his death the financial institution contacted me as his financial consultant and attorney to provide them with a next of kin since the person he provided for them died with him in the crash leaving a vacuum to be filled. Two weeks ago, the bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this fund within 28 working days or forfeit the money to the bank as abandoned by the owner with no trace of next of kin. The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1936 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me. Kindly email back on the receipt this mail by indicating your private phone number for further briefing.

Yours sincerely,

Barrister Macrk Walsh





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