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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)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "joshdon123@terra.es" <joshdon123@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:01:16 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Dear Friend



Dear Friend ,

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise, since we have
not met, permit me however, I am Barrister.Joshua Don, I am
contacting you to kindly assist me in the Project below, which will
be of mutual benefit to us both.
A salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Rees, 66 years of age and a very
prosperous farmer made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum
of US$17.5 Million (Seventeen Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars)he named his wife Mrs. Helga Rees as the NEXT OF KIN . I was called upon as an Accredited Attorney to the bank to sign and endorse documents to this deposit on Mr.Rees's
behalf.Unfortunately, Mr. & Mrs.Rees were killed in the January
14,earthquake that rocked El Salvador , killing thousands of people
and 1,200 others were declared missing. The bank management now
mandates me (being the lawyer that signed and endorsed the deposit
papers for the deceased to trace the family relatives of the
deceased so that the fund will be released to them.I was made to
understand that they had no children.I made several efforts through
the El Salvador High Commission in Lagos to contact any of the
deceased family relatives, but to no avail.
Failure to reach any of the family relatives of the deceased,the
only option left for the Bank's Management is to declare the
deceased account dormant and revert the fund on trading and
investment in the interest of the bank.
In order to avoid this development since it has so far been
impossible to trace any of the deceased family relatives. I now seek
your permission and assistance to have you stand as a distant
relatives to the deceased.
So that the fund can be released to you and we can use it for our
mutual benefit. I hope you do understand my concern in this matter,
if we do not use this opportunity to claim this fund,since the
deceased relatives cannot be traced, the management of the bank will declare the deceased's account dormant and revert the fund on Trading and Investment in the interest of the bank.
For your assistance, you will be compensated adequately with (40%)
of the total sum (55%) will be my own share while (5%) will be set
aside to cover any incidental expense made both at home and abroad
prior to this transaction . If you are interested in assisting me with this
matter,please send to me urgently via my EMAIL the following details
below:
*Full name, Company or Private Address
*Telephone and Fax number(s).
Upon receiving the above details from you, I will work out every
documents/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE distant
relative and when this is done, you will be contacted by the bank
for the release and collection of this fund, which will be within one
week of my receiving the above details from you.I will meet with you
in your country for disbursement after the fund might have been
released to you and also to discuss investment potentials as I will
like to invest in your country with your assistance.
Be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, as I have taken
care of all necessary modalities to enable a hitch free transaction.
Kindly ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy (Highly
Confidential).

Yours sincerely,
Barrister.Joshua Don





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