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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: "fred_williams" <fred_williams1957@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:53:25 -0800
Subject: I Need Your Assistance!!!

Hello Dear,

I am Barrister Frederick williams, an attorney to a
deceased Immigrant,Names: cho minja. A national of korea.
who was a
businessman/contractor in my country,with the Crude Oil
sector. Here in after shall be referred to as my client,
On the 6th of August 1997, he was among those passengers
aboard who died in a plane crash (Korean Air Flight 801).
For your verification you can visit:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/.
Since then I have been managing his properties and
contracts, which he implemented in the oil industries.

Now the money for the contract has been deposited. In the
light of the above, you are to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by his bank.
Especially now that the bank has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscate
within a short time.
The deceased has an account Valued $9.4 million dollars
(USD).

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 2 years now, I seek Your consent to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of
this account ( $9.4 million dollars) can be paid to
you,after which you, his account officer and me
shall share the money on 70% to me and his account
officer, while 25% for you and 5% for iscellaneous
expenses that might arise. I have all necessary
informations that can be used to back up this Claim. All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing
this deal
through.

I guarantee that this transaction shall be executed under
a legitimatearrangement that will protect both parties from
any breach of the law.
Please, If you are interested and ready to assist in this
project, I am certain it will take only a few working
days to get things done and i will join you for further
business. You can email as soon as
possible.

Best Regards,
Frederick Williams(ESQ).

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