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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "paul umeh" <paulumeh3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:41:45 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU::::::::::::::::::::: Linda Wouters


FROM BARR PAUL UMEH
CONSULT ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS.
102 RUE DU BEN FUFU 2.
LOME REP OF TOGO.

Dear Friend,mailt

I am Barrister Paul, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to
Mr.P.B.Wouters, a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st 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 there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here 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$8.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were
deposited. The said Security 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 2years
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 information 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.

Please get in touch with me through this.

Best Regards.
BARR.PAUL UMEH.

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