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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "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.
  • +2348023016471 (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.
  • markanthonychambers03yk@yahoo.co.uk
  • markanthonychambers03yk@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Anthony" <st_markanthonychambers_1yk@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:26:28 -0500
Subject: Next Of Kin To Late Mathew C.Whittaker,(My Client)

FROM THE DESK OF:
ST-MARK ANTHONY CHAMBERS {SOLICITOR AT LAW}
PLOT:07 APAPA WHARF LAGOS.
Email:markanthonychambers03yk@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+234-8023016471


Dear Whittaker,

I am Mr Mark Anthony a solicitor at law,the personal Attorney to Mr Mathew
C.Whittaker,a national of your country,a former contractor with shell
development oil company.On the 21st of April 2002,my client, his wife And
their only son were involved in a car accident along sagamu express road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then i have made several enquiries to the Embassy to see if i can
locate any of my clients extended family/relatives,this has also proved
unsuccessful.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and
property left behind by my client before it will get confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

The Global Bank Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about
$7.5million dollars,the management has issued me a notice as the personal
lawyer to the deceased to provide the next of kin or they will have the
account confisicate.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued a
$7.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the
money in the following ratio:-

- 50% will be given to you for your assistance
- 50% will be for me.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see that this
transaction succeeds. I will like you to forward your telephone and fax
numbers to me for easier communication.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

Please get in touch with me through my private email
address:markanthonychambers03yk@yahoo.co.uk


Looking forward to your positive response.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Mark Anthony (Esq).

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