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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: "BARR ABDUL KARIM" <barrabdul_karim@msn.com>
Reply-To: abdul_karim9@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:19:22 +0000
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY

ABDUL KARIM & CO CHAMBERS
1 OBOT CLOSE. VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.

ATT: please

I am Barrister.abdul karim,an attorney at law.I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr Jim Ari, a national of your country,who used to work with Mobil
Development Company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be
referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2002,my client in company of his wife and three kids
were involved in a fatal car crash in Nigeria. All occupant of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has proved rather unsuccessful.I have therefore contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confisticated or declared nserviceable by the bank in
which his fund were deposited.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased operated an account valued to the
tune of ($8.6 million US dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next
of Kin or have the account revoked within the next ten official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I solicit your consent to present you as the business partner of the
deceased so that the proceeds of his account can be paid to you and then you
and I can share the money to a ratio of 6:4,meaning I take 60% and you'll
get 40%.

I have all the necessary legal document 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.

Best Regards.

Barrister.Abdul Karim (Esq)

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