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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:
  • "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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "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: douglas kwasi <douglaskwasi125@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: douglas_kwasi@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:24:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT INQUIRY


URGENT INQUIRY

Dear sir,

I am barrister Nuel Douglas Kwasi, a solicitor at law and the personal attorney
to late Mr. Philips Chapman, a national of your country, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Development Company here in Cote D'Ivoire, herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2004, he and his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along San Pedro 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, I decided to trace his last name to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted 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 these huge deposits were lodged.

The deceased had an account valued at about $15 million US dollars and the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years 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 $15Million US 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 co-operation to enable us see this transaction through, I
guarantee you 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 urgently by email or my direct
self-phone line :225 08 63 26 15.

Best regards,
Douglas Kwasi.
Solicitor & Advocate


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