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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348081718216 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • danielchristopher40000@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: dan christopher <dcdanielx35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <danielchristopher4000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 22:56:29 +0100
Subject: From The Desk of: Daniel Christopher.Sincerity and Confidentiality



>From The Desk of: Daniel Christopher.Sincerity and Confidentiality
>From The Desk of: Daniel ChristopherLagos-Nigeriacall Me @ Tel:+2348081718216REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: danielchristopher40000@yahoo.com
Dear Friend,
Greetings. I am BARRISTER DANIEL CHRISTOPHER a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr.Robert Chapman a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Petroleum
Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. my
client,his wife and their three children were involved in the Bomb Blast,please view these
websites below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
All the family of my client lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but all to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to contact you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared serviceableness's by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,the finance company where the deceased had
an account valued at about USD$7.5million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next few weeks.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives now I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at
USD$7.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money in the following ration:55% to me and 40% to you, and also 5% for any
expenses that may be in cure during the process of this transaction, telephone bills.
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 if you are interested to work with me with one mind, get in touch with me
by my email and send to me your full name and residential address,telephone and fax
numbers,age and occupation to enable us discuss further on this transaction, and also your
banking details and address where this fund will be released into.
I hope to hear further response from you regards this transaction.Reply to:
danielchristopher40000@yahoo.comGod bless you.
Best regards,
Daniel Christopher
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