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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:
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Ghazali" <dr_ghezagli@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: b_ghezagli@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:11:14 -0700
Subject: Personal Letter


GHAZALI LAW FIRM =28A=29 BHD
GHAZALI LAW FIRM
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
NO=2E 111=2C JALAN MERDEKA
MALAKA=2C MALAYSIA=2E
TEL=3A =28+60=29172097190

Dearest One=2C
I am Ghazali Abu=2Cbarrister at law=2EA deceased client of mine=2Cby name
Mr=2ECharles John=2Cwho here in after shall be referred to as my client=2Cdied as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2004=2E His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23=2C 2000 - 2=3A50 p=2Em=2E ET as reportedon=3A=3Chttp=3A=2F=2Ftranscripts=2Ecnn=2Ecom=2FTRANSCRIPTS=2F0008=2F23=2Fbn=2E08=2Ehtml=3E
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at $3=2E5million dollars is lodged=2E

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin=2Cor the account will be confiscated=2EMy proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client=2C =2Cso that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you=2E Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage=2E

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be secured gradually and forwarded to you=2E All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through=2EThis will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law=2E

If this business proposition offends your moral values=2Cdo accept my apology=2EPlease contact me via my private email =28b=5Fghezagli=40yahoo=2Ecom=29 once you indicate your interest=2E
Regards=2C
Barr Ghazali Abu =2E M=2EESQ=2E
Senior Advocate=2FSolicitor=2E
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