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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)
  • "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)
  • "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: "AMBROVIC JAWOSKI" <barr_ambrovic_jawoski@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_ambrovicchamber@myway.com
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:46:15 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS !!!!!!!!!!! FRIEND

From:Barrister Ambrovic Jawoski.
Ambrovic chamber
Berlin-Germany

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Ambrovic Jawoski a solicitor at law.I am the personal
attorney to Late.Mr. Donald who used to work with volkswagen automobile
Germany. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Frankfurt express road. All occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful
attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, the finance
company where the deceased had an account valued at about 5.3 million
dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next 21 official days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since

you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at
5.3 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you.I have all necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see 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 by
my email and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about this transaction.

Best regards,
Ambrovic Jawoski.

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