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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)
  • "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: "DANIEL OMOSUN" <danomosun@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:18:31 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT

DANIEL AND ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
3D ALHAJI SHEU SHAGARI WAY
GARKI, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (F.C.T.)
ABUJA, NIGERIA

ATTENTION;

I am Barrister DANIEL OMOSUN, a legal Solicitor and I was the Personal
Attorney and legal adviser to the late Mr. Steve Bowen's, a national of your
country, who used to work with Mobil Oil Company Nigeria Plc. On the 21st of
August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a
car accident along Sagamu Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you. 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
the Security Company where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased had a deposit valued
at about Thirty
Million United States Dollars (USD$30,000,000.00) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days. since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the
proceeds of this account valued at Thirty Million United States Dollars
(USD$30,000,000.00) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require,
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 get in touch with me by
my email as provided herein to enable us discuss further.

Best regards

BARRISTER DANIEL OMOSUN


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