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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.
• 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.
  • eleesq@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Oliver Ele" <olivereleesq@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:08:38 -0500
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

Attention Dear'

I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such
a surprising manner, I want you to bear in mind that
this is not a hoax mail But I respectfully insist you
read this mail carefully as I am optimistic it will open
door for unimaginable financial reward for both of us.

I am Barrister Oliver Ele ,the personal
attorney to a late foreigner,A national of your
country who was a contractor with shell development oil
company. On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his
wife and their only child were involved in a ghastly
auto accident along Shagamu Express
Road,unfortunately,all occupants of the vehicle lost
their lives,Since then I have made several enquiries to
locate any of my client's extended relatives and this
has been unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to track his last name over the Internet to
locate any member of his family, hence I found you.

am therefore contacting you to assist repatrate the
money left by my client. however' I guess you are not
relative of my client afterall, but I have decided to benefit
from this huge sume of US11.5 Million instead of leting
it lost in the bank,since I am unsucceedful of locating
the exact relative, as the bank has issued me a
notice to provide the nest of kin/relative or have the
account confiscated or declared unserviceable within 12
banking days. so I am seeking your consent to present you
as the next of Kin/Relative of the deceased, so that this
US11.5 Million can be transferred into your account then
you and I share's it according to the below ratio;

- 40% for you' on your assistance, and
- 60% for me.
Note; there's no kind of risk or embarrassment involve
in this as everything is being place under control by me.
all I require is your honest co-operation.

reply urgently for immediate procceed, you can also
reach me by alternate email: eleesq@hotmail.com
waiting to hear from you.
Thanks and God Bless.

BARRISTER OLIVER ELE

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