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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
• 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.
  • barristerrobinson@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kwamehchambers@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister robinson <kwamehchambers@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerrobinson@myway.com
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:21:21 +0100
Subject: PHILLANTHROPIC GESTURE FUND


KWAMEH CHAMBERS
SOLICITOR OF LAW & LEGAL PRACTIONER
BUISNESS CONSULTANT AND MANAGEMENT
2 , INDEDPENDENCE LAYOUT,
ACCRA, GHANA
email to : barristerrobinson@myway.com
TEL :+233 2020 142 44

Attention,

Your name and your e-mail address came up by our law firm, KWAMEH. LAW CHAMBERS in accra Ghana , . My name is Robinson Kwameh. A personal attorney to our late client Mr. Mark Harrison who use to worked for an GOLD firm in Ghana.

Mr. Mark Harrison a well-known Philanthropist, before he died, he made a (WILL) stating that $5M (FIVE MILLION U.S.dollars only) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas or natural disaster places and the motherless homes. We have made a random draw and your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this (WILL). Which automatically qualifies you as the bonafide beneficiary of this fund.
But the details of this and more shall be given to you as soon as you get back to me with all these informations as listed below.
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3) YOUR MARITAL STATUS
4) YOUR COMPANIE(S) NAME , (IF ANY)
5) YOUR FULL TELEPHONE CONTACT DETAILS
6) YOUR MODE OF IDENTIFICATION , (DRIVERS LICENCE /INTN"L PASSPORT.

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the SECURITY / FINANCE HOUSE here in Ghana where the money has been lodged, because they have issued a notice instructing me the legal advicer of the depositor (MR Mark Harrison ) to produce the beneficiary of this (WILL) within two weeks or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here. And that is the reason why we conducted a random draw in my chamber, I and my PRINCIPAL PARTNER to get the benefactor.It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client. (Mark Harrison)

You are required to contact me immediately on my private Email:(kwamehchambers@myway.com)
Robinson KWAMEH esq.
Principal partner.
email to : barristerrobinson@myway.com
TEL :+233 2020 142 44

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