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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• 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: "EGO CHAMBERS"<alexegolawfirm@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:16:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.







DEAR CLIENT,

MR PAVLO KHARITONYK.


GREETING FROM HON (BARR) CARL EGO JUSTICE WILLIAMS.


NOTE, I HAVE ACCEPTED TO ASSIST YOU AND AS A LEGAL ACTIVE PRACTITIONER, I WILL NOT FRAWD MY COUNTRY AND I WILL NOT MOVE BEYOUND OR ABOVE THE LAW FOR THE GOVERNMENT MAY GRANT ANY PERSON CONCERNED WITH OR CONVICTED OF ANY OFFENCE CREATED BY ANY LAW OF A STATE A PARDON, EITHER FREE OR SUBJECT TO LAWFULL CONDITION.


DURRING OUR MORNING PHONE CALL CONVERSATION, I WAS PREPARING THE LEGAL DOCUMENT AS TO PRESENT BEFORE THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IN QUESTION WHICH YOU REQUESTED FOR ME TO STAND ON YOUR BAHALF.


AS I HAVE TOLD YOU, I WILL HELP YOU WITH THE HELP YOU HAVE GIVING TO YOUR SELF AND AS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF A STATE.

I HAVE THE POWER TO INSTSITUTE AND UNDERSTATE CRIMIRAL PROCESSING AGAINST ANY PERSON BEFORE ANY COURT OF LAW IN BURKINA FASO OTHER THAN A COURT MARTIAL IN TRESPECT OF ANY OFFENCE CREATED BY OR UNDER ANY LAW OF THE HOUSE OF THE ASSEMBLE.


I HAVE TOLD YOU, WITH MY AUTHORITY AND POWER IN THIS COUNTRY, I SHALL OBSERVE AND CONFORM TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUT I CAN'T MOVE BEYOUND THE CONSTITUTION OR QUESTION THE AUTHORITY.


YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED FOLLOWING TO THE RIGHT ROOT DIRECTED FOR IT AS AFR AS YOU HAVE CONTACTED THIS CHAMBERS.

THIS IS A VERY BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY AND I PROMISED TO FOLLOW IT UP AS I KNOW YOU HAVE HAVE A GOOD REWARD FOR ME.


IN EXCISING MY POWER AS AN ATTORNEY AND THE POWER CONFERED OPON ME, UNDER THE SUBSECTION (1) OF THE CONSTITUTION. I SHALL HAVE REGARD TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE INTEEREST OF THE JUSTICE AND THE NEED TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF THE LEGAL PROCESS.


I SUBMITTED THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO THE BANK AND WITHOUT HESITATION, I PROCEED TO THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR APPLICATION OF THE CERIFICATES OF DEATH.


BY MONDAY MORNING, THE CERTIFICATES OF DEATH WILL BE UNDER MY COSTODY.


ON MY ARRIVING TO THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT FOR THE AFFIDAFIT CERTIFICATES WHICH HAPPEND TO BE THE MOST NEEDFULL CERTIFICATES WHEN ITS INVOLVED CLAIM OF FUND AND TRANSFER UNDER SECT 99 OF TRANSACTION ACT IN CONSTITUTION.


THE CHIEF IN JUSTICE PUT IT CLEAR AND CALLED TO LEGAL PRACTIONALS TO LOOK INTO OCTOBER 1, 2002 AND AUGUST 5, 2005 SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE 1999 CONSTITUTION TO A YES OR NO REFERENDUM. ITS STATED THAT BEFORE A CERTIFICATES WILL BE ISSUED TO A CLIENT, INTERNATIONALLY OR LOCALLY, HE OR SHE WILL STAND BEFORE THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT FOR SWEARANCE BY OATH OR A PRESENTATION OF HIS OR HER ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT WHICH WILL BE HOLD BEFORE THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT BY HIS OR HER REPRESENTING LEGAL PRACTITIONA (ATHORNEY).


AM THEREFORE, WRITEN BEFORE YOUR GOOD KNOWLEDGE TO FACILITATE SENDING ME YOUR ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT VIA DHL CARRIER SERVICE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.


NOTE, THE OPENION OF THE CHIEF IN JUSTICE IS UNQUIESTIONABLE INTEGRITY AND STREIGHT JODGEMENT.


THEREFORE, ON MY INVESTIGATION AND THE RECEIPT OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, I HON (BARR) CARL EGO JUSTICE WILLIAM WILL FOLLOW YOUR CASE UP AND WILL NOT PUT MY SELF IN A POSITION WHERE MY PERSONEL INTEREST WILL CONFLICT WITH MY OFFICIAL DUTIES AND MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND I WILL NOT BREACH THE CODE OF CONSTITUTION!
THANKS AND YOUR IN SERVICE
I LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR CALL ON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.
HON (BARR) CARL EGO WILLIAMS WILLIAMS 'ESQ' SOLICITOR INCHARGED ALEX EGO INT'L LAW FIRM OUAGADOUGOU BF.



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