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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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: addo <addo3@naseej.com>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 16:26:07 +0300
Subject: BUSINESS



From Barrister Ado Kwame.

Principal Partner,

Ado Kwame & CO.

Accra Ghana.

Email: adokwame@live.com


Attn: Friend,


I am Ado Kwame, Personal Attorney to late Mr. Patrick J, A foreign
construction engineer who was resident here in Ghana. My client died
with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in
December 2004. On Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER) you can
view it on this website for more information: http://www.cnn.com
/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ On the 6th of January 2005,I received
a phone call as his personal Attorney which broke the tragic news of
my clients death in the Tsunami disaster. Since then I have made
several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives. This has
proved unsuccessful; I got your contact from the internet Chambers and
Commerce.


After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided

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