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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, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (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_rgreenfieldesq@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "raymond greenfield" <barr_raymond_greenfield@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: barr_rgreenfieldesq@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:10:17 +0000
Subject: Dear Good Friend

Legal Associates
Barristers & Solicitors
No.10 West Land Avenue,
Abuja
Email:barr_rgreenfieldesq@yahoo.com



CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This e-mail message is for the sole use of the
intended recipient(s)and may contain confidential and
privileged information.Any review,use,distribution or
disclosure by others is strictly prohibited.If you are
not the intended recipient(or authorized to receive
for the recipient),please contact the sender by reply
email and delete all copies of this message.

Dear Good Friend,

I am Barrister Raymond Greenfield ,solicitor and
personal attorney to Mr Justin Collins,who worked
for a reputable oil company here in Nigeria,here in
after referred to as my client.My client died along
side his family on December 26th 2003 plane crash in
cotonou,Benin.You will read more stories about the
crash on visiting this website:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Since this development,i have advertised for his next
of kin or any close relation to come forward to claim
this money but till this present day,nobody came to
apply for the claim.I decided to contacted you to
assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the commercial bank where
this huge deposit was lodged.

The finance firm, where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$14million(FOURTHEEN MILLION US
DOLLARS)has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within the next
twenty-one official working days.I seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US
$14million dollars can be paid to you.
To this effect,i and two other partners in the foreign
accounts department of the commercial bank have
decided to look for a trusted foreign partner who can
stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim
this money.we need a foreign partner to apply for the
claim because of the fact that the customer was a
foreigner.

And we dont want this money to go into the bank's
treasure as unclaimed fund,it is as a result of this
that I am moved to contact you considering the fact
that you are from the same place with the
deceased.In view of this,I am seeking for your
co-operation and understanding.every document to
affect this process will emanate from my partners'
desk and they will perfect every document to be in
accordance with the banking law and guildlines.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.so you have nothing to worry about.

All we require from you is to provide a bank account
in your name or company's name where the money will be
transfered to and deposited.we have agreed that 30% of
the money will be for you,10% for expenses incurred on
both side during this transaction and 60% will be for
my partners and i.if you are in for this
transaction,please indicate by replying this letter
and sending your telephone and fax numbers so that you
can be urgently and duely contacted when necessary.

I await your immediate reply to enable us start this
transaction in earnest.Once i receive your reply,i
will send you the modalities for immediate application
of claim.

Thanks for your anticipated assistance.

Awaiting your urgent reply .

Thanks And God Bless You,

Barr.Raymond Greenfield(ESQ)

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