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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Karl Newe Esq" <pedroso@paraisonet.com.br>
Reply-To: Kalisco040@jmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 5:41:35 -0200
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY,



Dear Friend

First of all I want you to know that this is not a scam email. Because base on what is going on all over the Internet world people find it very difficult to believe thing like this any more. If you can guarantee me from your side your trust and honestly, I will be able to work with you.
I will appreciate if you can come down yourself and see thing for Yourself before we proceed and this will make thing clearer for you.

I am Karl Newe Esq., a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the WILL of late client’ who worked as an independent oil Business magnate in my country and who died in a ar crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2004. Since the death of my client in Nov 2004, I have written several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned Funds and all such efforts have been to no avail.

After the transaction has been accomplished 40% will be for the person involve, 10% for Charity work and the remaining 50% for me. Please if you feel interested, I crave your indulgence to please contact me through this my email address. As I have said earlier, I want you know that this present situation now and not take this as a scam mail, all I need is your help and support so that we can both carry out this project.

I decided to contact you so that we can talk and see how we can both put heads together and achieve this.On this note, I wish to present you to the finance company, as the surviving relative to the decease so that we can put in claims for payment with your name as the beneficiary of the fund.

I will appreciate if you can send me the following,
1.Your Full Names:
2.Your current Mobil
3.Your age:
4.Occupation:
5.Your Current address:
6.Language
7.Name of company (if any):

This will enable me file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money in your favor. I intend to invest my shares in your country under your management in any viable business venture. I will send you more details as soon as I heard from you.

Yours faithfully
Karl Newe Esq.

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