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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: "mankinde willams" <man_willams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mankindewillams@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:03:31 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN/VERY URGENT

Dear Sir/Ma

I am Barrister Mankinde Willams a solicitor at law. And the personal
attorney to Mr.NORBERT JEFFERY, a native of your country, who until his
death was a staff of shell petroleum Development Company in Nigeria Here in
after shall be referred to a my client. On the 21st of April 2000, my
client, his wife and two of his children were involved in a car crash along
Lagos/Ibadan express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately died.
Since then I have made several inquires to your Country's High Commission in
Nigeria to locate any of my client's extended relatives and all the effort
proved unsuccessful.

After the several unsuccessful attempts to contact any of my client's
relatives I decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in
repatria! ting the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared nserviceable by the bank where these funds were
lodged. Particularly, THE SECURITY FIRM, where my client had an account !
valued at about 10,Million United States Dollars, has issued me a notice, to
provide my client's next of kin or have the account confiscated within the
next twenty-one working days. Since I, have been unable to locate any of my
client's relatives for almost two years now, I seek your sincere consent to
present you as the NEXT OF KIN of MR NORBERT JEFFERY's account, so that the
proceeds of this! account valued at 10,Million United States dollars would
be paid to you and after that we will share the funds among us.

60% to me and 40% to you, I have all necessary legal documents to backup any
claim we may make. All I require is your honest coope! ration to enable us
see this deal through. May you please indicate your interest in this deal by
sending your Fax and Phone Numbers for easier communication I want to assure
you,that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with
me through My emails as soon as possible to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,
Mankinde Willams

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