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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR MIKE DUKE" <mikedukekf_barr@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: revmikeduke@uymail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:15:35 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?

BARRISTER MIKE DUKE OKKEY
LAGOS-NIGERIA
DATE: 29TH AUGUST, 2006




STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE AS I CONTACT YOU IN SUCH A SURPRISING MANNER AND I
WANT YOU TO BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS NOT A HOAX MAIL BUT I RESPECTFULLY
INSIST YOU READ THIS MAIL CAREFULLY AS I AM OPTIMISTIC IT WILL OPEN DOOR FOR
UNIMAGINABLE FINANCIAL REWARD FOR BOTH OF US.

I AM BARRISTER MIKE DUKE, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE ENGR.GORGE GRANT, A
FOREIGNER AND AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR HERE IN NIGERIA, HEREIN SHALL BE
REFERRED AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER 2000, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND
THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY AUTO ACCIDENT ALONG SHAGAMU
EXPRESS ROAD, UNFORTUNATELY, ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE LOST THEIR LIVES,
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO EMBASSIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY
LATE CLIENT'S EXTENDED FAMILY OR RELATIVES AND THIS HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS NAME OVER
THE INTERNET TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY OR NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVE. I
AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE
CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY U.B.A TRUST
BANK PLC,WHERE THIS HUGE AMOUNT US$6.7MILLION IS LODGED.

THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVE OR HAVE
THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT 21 BANKING DAYS.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 4 YEARS
NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVE OF THE
DECEASED SO THAT THIS US$6.7 MILLION CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
AND THEN YOU AND I WILL SHARE THIS FUND ACCORDING TO ANY AGREED RATIO.

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY TO ENABLE US
SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH, I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER
LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW. IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST ME IN THIS REGARD,I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR IMMEDIATE
REPLY.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BARRISTER MIKE DUKE.

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