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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "barrister" (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.
• 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.
  • michaeldauglas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Dauglas" <michaeldauglas@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:33:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


ATTN: SIR/MADAM
I AM BARRISTER MICHAEL DAUGLAS SOLICITOR. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO ENGR PEREZ A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN BAKASSI.
ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2003, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG BAKISSI EXPRESS WAY.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY ALL LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE EVENT OF THE ACCIDENT, SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS
EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER THE
INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT OF NO AVAIL, HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.
PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: michaeldauglas@yahoo.com
I CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS
HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED, PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT 15 MILLION
AMERICA DOLLARS.
CONSEQENTLY, THE BANK ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING
DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY IN LOCATING THE THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO 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 15 MILLION AMERICA DOLLARS CAN BE
PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND ME CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 60% TO ME AND 30% TO YOU, WHILE 10% SHOULD BE FOR EXPENSES OR TAX AS YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY
REQUIRE.
I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO
ENABLE US SEE 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 BY MY EMAIL TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER.

BEST REGARDS,
ESQ.: MICHAEL DAUGLAS


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