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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:
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.David Tomba" <barrdavidtomba9@mail.mn>
Reply-To: barr.davidtomba1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:38:17 -0700
Subject: FROM BARR.DAVID TOMBA


From David Tomba Associates
Solicitor at Law
12/15 St Louis Street Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria


Compliments of the day,

I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such
a surprising manner. But I respectfully insist you
read this letter carefully as I am optimistic it will
open doors for unimaginable financial reward for both
of us.

I am Barrister DAVID TOMBA,Barrister and solicitor at law,
I am the personal attorney to late Engr. BENSON HIGGINS,
a foreigner, an oil merchant Contractor,herein shall be
refered as my client.

On the 21st of October 2001, my client, his wife and their
three children were involved in a ghastly auto accident along
Sagbama Express Road, and unfortunately, all occupants of
the vehicle lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track
his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his
family or any close name to his,hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatrating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged, particularly the ACCESS BANK where the deceased
had his account valued at about US$9.5 million dollars.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official
working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for
over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next
of kin of the deceased since he is from your country so that
the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.5 million dollars can
be paid to you and then you and I can share the money according
to any agreed ratio.

All I require is your honest co-operation 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 the law.

However, with my position,I can present you to claim the fund
as a relative/next of kin if you agree with me on private basis.

The request for you as next of kin in this business is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian
cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner,Hence, I plead for
your assistance with the intention of getting this unclaimed
money amounting to US9,500,000.00(Nine Million,Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars Only)transferred into a company/private bank
account that you will present.

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 by this special alternative email with
the under listed information to enable us proceed immediately.

[1] NAME:.......................
[2] CONTACT ADD:...................
[3] AGE: ..........SEX:.............
[4] TEL.............. FAX:..........
[6] OCCUPATION: ..............
[7] MARITAL STATUS: ..............

If you are interested i will give you all the details.
You stand to gain a negotiable percentage of the fund if you
agree to help me actualize this opportunity; I will not contact
any other company or person until I am convinced that you are
not interested in this proposal.

I await your quick response.

Best Regards,
David Tomba

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