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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:
  • "million 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.
  • barrister_peteradams23@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister peter adams" <barr_peteradams31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister_peteradams23@yahoo.com.br
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:38:15 +0100
Subject: BARRISTER PETER ADAMS

I must apologize on the strange manner I have jumped into your private
e-mail, on my quest for a reliable and trusted partner for a highly
important and lucrative venture cum investment.I came across your
contact as a reliable partner for this venture. I am Barrister peter adams,
a registered Legal practitioner with federal republic of
Nigeria
and personal Attorney to an American who owns a Textile Company in My
country.

MY PROPOSITION

My client,MR MARK SMITH ,the managing director oF NEIL MAK Textile
Company Ltd, until his death in cardiac arrest in the Niger Clinic on
the 10th of December 2002,He banked with the OCEANIC BANK PLC LAGOS.my
client has a balance of US$26M (Twenty six Million United States
Dollars only) which the bank now unquestionably expects it to be
claimed by the next-of-kin of the Late beneficiary.Fervent valuable
efforts are being made by the Bank to locate his next-of-kin without
success.I personaly tryed reaching his home in the states with the
phone
he left with me before his untimely death(5093450336),this phone has be
disconnected.
A few days ago I recieved a letter from the bank mandating me
as his personal attorney to provide the next of kin to my Late client
within the next 14 bank working days,or have his account declared
"UNSERVICEABLE OR HAVE IT CONFISICATED" I now seek your permission to
have your name(SMITH) stand as a next-of-kin to my Late
client so that the bank would have the fund released and paid into your
bank account as the beneficiary next-of-kin, all documents and proves
to
enable you get this fund US$26m are in place.

COMPENSATION

I will compensate you with 30%of the said fund,while I will have
60%,the 10%for the expences we might incure during the course of this
transation.I am assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement. Your
share stays while the rest would be for me. I will visit your country
disbursement upon the completion of this transaction.If this proposal
is OK by you and you do wish to take advantage of the trust, I hope to
bestow on you, then kindly get back to me immediately with the
followings to mail personal email: barrister_peteradams23@yahoo.com.br
1.FULL NAMES:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.PHONE NUMBER:
5.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY):
6.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
7.OCCUPATION

Upon the reciept of the above stated information, an application will
be forwarded to the Bank presenting you as the next of kin to my late
client.Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully
BARRISTER PETER ADAMS

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