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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)
  • "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: "barr ster" <barrster06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister_100_john_moko@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:48:34 +0000
Subject: I WILL APRICIATE YOUR URGENT REPLY

Dear

 

My name is Barrister john moko  Esq., I am a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to the Late C.E.O,(Chief Executive Officer)of BP OIL SERVICING LTD,who till his untimely death was a contractor with Shell in Johannesburg, South Africa. Whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 23rd of July 2005, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along express road in London during their holiday in England . All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to the embassy 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 unsuccessful.

Now I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly ABSA BANK, where the deceased had a deposit valued at about US$ 10 Million United States dollars.  Listen very well; I have all the documents including the next of kin documents. ABSA BANK has just notified me to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within 6 weeks. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over ONE year and two months now,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$ 10 Million united states dollars  can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 50% tome and 50% to you, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make.

 

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me immediately as I do not have much time in my disposal. Contact me with this alternative email address:

 

NOTE: Any expenses will be done by both of us. ALL THE BANK WANTS IS THE NEXT OF KIN. MY CLIENT IS NOT FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND I KNOW YOU ARE NOT FROM SOUTH AFRICA . THIS MAKES IT VERY EASY. WHAT YOU HAVE JUST READ IS THE TRUTH AND THE BANK HAS GIVEN ME 6 WEEKS TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE ACCOUNT WOULD BE CLOSED. (WHICH MEANS THE BANK WILL GET TO KEEP THE MONEY IF I CANNOT COME UP WITH THE NEXT OF KIN)

barrister 

Email  barrister_100_john_moko.ca

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