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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348027643591 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • barrijehfaulks23@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: "Ijeh Faulks" <ijehfaulks22@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:10:30 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME DEAR kEES:::::::::::::URGENTLY


FROM BARRISTER IJEH FAULKS
IJEH CHAMBERS
LAGOS NIGERIA
PLEASE REPLY STRICTLY WITH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:(barrijehfaulks23@mail.ru).



Dear kees,

I am Barrister IJEH FAULKS,Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr
William kees ,a national of your country, who used to work with shell
development company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2004, my client,his wife
And their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama
Express Road. All occupantsof the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
Sincethen I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this hasalso proved unsuccessful.After these
severa lunsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member ofhis family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly,the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
10.5million dollars has issued me a notice toprovide the next of kin or have
the account confisicated within the next ten official workingdays. since i
have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek
your consentto present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are
from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10.5
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.
55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require, I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this dealt through. I guarantee 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 by my private
email[barrijehfaulks23@mail.ru] to enable us discuss further.

Telephone number-+234-8027643591.

Best Regards,
Barr. Ijeh faulks.

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