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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • davidwelsh_11@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Davidson Welsh <davidwelsh00110@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davidwelsh_11@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:47:53 -0400
Subject: Get back to me as soon as you receive this message!!!



DAVIDSON WELSH & ASSOCIATES1480 ADEOLA ODEKU,V.I LAGOS - NIGERIAE-MAIL: davidwelsh_11@yahoo.it Good-day, I am Barrister Davidson Welsh, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Frank, an indigene of your country, who used to work with Shell Oil & Gas and Petro - Chemical Development Company in Nigeria. Herein> after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 1999, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Festac Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have 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 his huge deposits were lodged, particularly the EcoBank PLC Nigeria where the deceased had an account valued at about 9.5 million dollars and other valuable has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated after four years if not claimed. So we have just one year left.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several years now I seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account valued at 9.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smoth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitiled to 40% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 50% will be for me. Please,you have been adviced to keep top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.All I require is your honest co-operation 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 through my email address: davidwelsh_11@yahoo.it
I look forward to your urgent response. Best Regards,Davidson Welsh
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