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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "murphy brown" <murphybrown50@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_murphybrown@walla.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:47:34 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER
MURPHY BROWN ASSOCIATES SOLICITORS &
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACCREDITED ATTORNEY
9/I INEWE CRESENT, LEKKI GARDEN CITY
ABUJA NIGERIA {FCT}

GOOD DAY,

I AM BARRISTER MURPHY BROWN ATTORNEY TO MRS LINDA COLE.
I AM VERYHAPPY TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. ON JUNE 6, 1999, AN AMERICAN
OIL CONSULTANT /CONTRACTOR WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION, MRS. LINDA COLE, 60, SWEET HOME, OREGON OPENED A FIXED DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS, VALUED AT US$9,700,000.00 (NINE MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. AND UPON
MATURITY, I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HER FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO
REPLY.

AFTER A MONTH, I SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FROM HER CONTRACT
EMPLOYERS, (THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION) THAT MRS.LINDA COLE, 60, SWEET HOME, OREGON DIED IN THE PLANE
CRASH OF 31ST OCTOBER 1999 INVOLVING EGYPTIAN 990 WITH OTHER PASSENGERS
ABOARD INCLUDING HER HUSBAND RAYMOND COLE.ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND
OUT THAT SHE DIED INTESTED (WITHOUT ANY WILLING ) AND ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HER
NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS.I, THEREFORE, MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS AND
DISCOVERED THAT MRS.LINDACOLE, ADDRESS STATED ABOVE, DID NOT DECLARE ANY
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS ON ALL THE OFFICIAL

DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HER BANK DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS IN MY HAND.
THIS SUM OF US$9,700,000.00 IS STILL IN UNION BANK UNCLAIMED AND THE
INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH
YEAR. ACCORDING TO NIGERIAN LAW, AT THE EXPIRATION OF (SIX) YEARS, THE MONEY
WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO
CLAIM THE FUND. CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A
FOREIGNER TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MRS. LINDA COLE ADDRES STATED ABOVE
SO THAT THE FRUIT OF THIS OLD WOMAN'S LABOUR WILL NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF
SOME CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE, I WILL LIKE YOU TO
PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY YOUR FULL NAME,PRIVATE TELEPHONE/MOBILE# ANDADDRESS SO
THAT I BARRISTER MURPHY BROWN THE ATTORNEY TO MRS DORENE COLE WILL PREPARE
THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
AND AFFIDAVITS,WHICH WILL PUT YOU IN PLACE AS THE NEXT OF KIN.

THE FUND CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO ANY BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD,
ONCE YOU PROVIDE THIS, IT WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THISMONEY TO
YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY /NEXT OF KIN. THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AND WE SHALL SHARE IT IN THIS RATIO,BARRISTER MURPHY BROWN 40% FOR
ME. YOU THE NEXT OF KIN 60% AND THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL; THE DOCUMENTATIONS
FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY ME AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE
REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY VIA THE PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW, UPON YOUR
RESPONSE, I SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT
WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION.PLEASE KEEP UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY
AND BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE FOR BOTH
OF US BECAUSE I SHALL REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INVEST MY SHARE IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

PLEASE UPON THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING TO ENABLE
ME START THE PROCESS OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND IN RETURN, YOU CAN SEND IT TO
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC TO ENBLE THEM RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU AS NEXT OF
KIN.SEND THE FOLLOWING FOUND BELOW:

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
2 FIRST PAGE YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR YOUR
DRIVERÃS LICENSE
WITH YOUR AGE
3 YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

THANK YOU,

SINCERELY.

BARRISTER MURPHY BROWN ESQ
ATTORNEY AND SOLICITOR

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