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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • anthonymike@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mike Anthony" <mikeanthony_70@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: anthonymike@myway.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:39:34 +0000
Subject: Dear DAR

Dear DAR,

I am Barrister Mike Anthony, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorneyto Mr. Michael DAR, a national of your country, who used to work
with Laptoil Petroleum Company.

On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along burukutu express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their 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 recovering the fund valued at US$12million
left behind by my client before it gets confiscated 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 the account confiscated within the next twenty-one official
working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating there 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. You can contact me through this
email: anthonymike@myway.com

Best regard,

Barrister Mike Anthony.

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