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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.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Sandoval" <richsandoval55@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:26:52 +0000
Subject: ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN [REPLY URGENTLY PLS]

From:Richards Sandoval (Esq)
No:122 Idewu Street,
Olodi Apapa,Lagos.
email:richsandoval@terramail.com.sv

Dear Sir,


I am Barrister Richards Sandoval, personal attorney to Miss Nancy
Didier, Miss Nancy was a citizen of your country who supplied oil tools to
most of the
Refineries here in my country.She was also the lover to our late Head
of State. She used to
transfer money secretly overseas for the late head of state of our
country.That was
how she made her fortune/money. My client was a victim of a bomb
last.Before her
death,she deposited the sum of $26 m in a bank here in my country.On the
27th of January 2002, my client, Nancy was involved in Ikeja bomb blast here
in my country.She died as a result of the incident.
View these websites for more clarifications:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Since her death, I have made several inquiries through your embassy to
locate any of her relatives or family members but it was not possible.I
decided to contact you since you bear the same last name with her.It will be
easy if I introduce you to the bank as the heir(I mean the person who is
suppose to inherit her wealth).This is my
main reason for contacting you.We will share the 26 Million dollars
equally.You will take 13 Million,While I take 13
Million.

Your presence might not be needed.You can contact the bank from there.With
all the information,we will claim the fund.I am her confidant and also her
legal representative.I am the signatory to all her chattels and the
bank knows me very well.All her documents are kept in my office for safe
keeping.So we will have no problem at all.

I need your maximum cooperation to claim this money before the bank
confiscates the account.The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin before the end of this quarter or have the account
confiscated.Honestly,this opportunity is for us to be rich in life.I
believe opportunity comes but once in this
world.If I misuse it,I will serve those that utilise theirs forever.No rich
person on earth tells the source of
his or her riches.It's just like this.

I will get all the legal documents that will qualify you for the claim All
I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through.Also,the confidentiallity it requires to ensure that we claim the
funds.

Please note my alternative email:richsandoval@terramail.com.sv

Best regards.
Richard Sandoval.]

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