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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024098678 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Koko" <barr.koko36@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerkoko2@yahoo.dk
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:35:20 +0100
Subject: REPLY ASAP.

Hello Friend,

I am Barr. Kelvin Koko . I have a client Mr Mark, who
bears the same last name with you,who pass On the 2nd of June 2005,
Unfortunately.the Finance House where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$15.5M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-
kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 official
working days.

I will appreciate if you can help me stand as the next
of kin to him and have this money claim from them,please if you are
interested do get back to immediately with your contact phone and fax.

You can call me on my phone number for further details: +44 702 409 8678

Regards,
Barr. Kelvin Koko
Phone: +44 702 409 8678

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