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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)
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • efe.efe1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • michaelefe12@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Michael Efe" <efe.efe1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: michaelefe12@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:25:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Barr.Michael Efe


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: efe.efe1@yahoo.com

From Barr.Michael Efe

- YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONFrom: Barrister Michael Efe (ESQ) Michael Efe & Associates, I am really very sorry to balge into your privacy in this form.However i seek your pardon for that, this is because i have no other alternative. I am Barrister Michael Efe a Nigerian ,the Personal attorney to one deceased immigrant from your country, who is based in LAGOS NIGERIA, also referred to as my client. On the 12th of July 2003, my client, his wife and their only Child died in the train bomb blast along IKAJA MILITARY AMOUR HOUSE. Some of his properties, which he put out for sale. which I monitored the payment as his attorney, has been bought and paid for. Now the money paid was deposited into his Local account here in Nigeria. 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 his bank, this is because all effort i made since three years ago to get any of his relation who will st!
and as a next of kin was not successful, however in my process of thinking of what to do in other to make sure his account worth, usd4 ,000 000! Million united states dollars does not get confiscated by his bank, i deciced to search the internet, i then found that their is exact similarity between his LAST NAME and your surname name, i then concluded to contact you to stand as the next of KIN to my late client, though am very sure that you are not related to him but for the similarities of names this proposal can be carried out succesfully with your kind assistance. The bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or have the account confiscated within 14 official working days. My late client has an account valued at usd$4 Million united states dollars,Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 3years now and the bank has giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the nextof kin to my late client, so that the proceeds of!
this account valued at usd$4 ,000 000! Million united states dollars
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 50% to me and 40% for you and 10% for miscellaneous expenses that might arise towards this transaction. I have all necessary information/ documents that can be used to back up the claim. If my request is granted please get back to me on my private email:michaelefe12@hotmail.com Best Regards. Barrister Micheal Efe

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