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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "barrister" (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 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.
  • barr_gbengadavis@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barrgbengadavis1@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gbenga Davis" <barrgbenga@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_gbengadavis@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:43:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT GET BACK TO ME

From The Desk Of:
Barrister Gbenga Davis,
Gbenga & Associates,
207 aleen marsall quarter,
ikoyi, Lagos-Nigeria.
 
Send your reply to my private E-mail: barr_gbengadavis@yahoo.ca
 
Dear friend,
 
YOU ARE NEEDED TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
 
I am Barrister Gbenga Davis, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. James  , a Foreigner who used to work with the Shell Oil Development Company. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
 
On May 4, 2002 my Client, his wife and their two children were involved in a fatal air disaster. My Client and his family together with other persons had boarded the ill-fated Executive Airlines Services (EAS Airlines) which took off from Aminu Kano International Airport and crash at Gwamaja on the outskirts of Kano City killing all passengers on board.
 
Click on link below to view clips of incident: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm)
 
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace this relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family, hence I had to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money because you have the same last name with my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Standard Trust Bank where this huge deposit were lodged.
 
Particularly, the Standard Trust Bank where the deceased had a deposit valued at about Nine Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD 9.4M) has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within 6 weeks. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD.9.4 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.
 
I have contacted you to Assist us in Repatriating the said Fund into your Bank Account any were in the world, I have agreed that 40% of the money will be for you the Account owner, 5% for expenses incurred on both sides, while 55% will be for me. I would like you to contact me once you receive this mail indicating your interest in this to enable me give you more details of the modus operandi of getting this money paid to you by the Standard Trust Bank.
 
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal 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 immediately as I do not have much time in my disposal.
 
Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation. N.B. Please copy reply and send to  ( barrgbengadavis1@yahoo.co.in) for security reasons.
 
Thanks Once again.
 
Due regards to your family.
 
With God all things are possible.
 
In God we trust, hope to hear from you as you receive this mail.
 
I hope this mail will be given the desire consideration.

 
Best Regards,
 
Barrister Gbenga Davis.

 

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