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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (11 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "JONES BENJAMIN" <jones_legalfirm@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:38:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSITANCE FROM BARRI JONES...

BARRISTER JONES BENJAMIN(esq)
(PROVIDENCE CHAMBERS)
FIFTH FLOOR
NEW-ARK HOUSE
LAGOS.
PRIVATE EMAIL:jones_benjamin01@yahoo.co.uk
 
 
Dear Friend,
 
I am Barrister Jones Benjamin, a solicitor at law. I am the personal  attorney to Richard.W.Minter, a National of your country, who used to work with Ashland Oil Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria.
 
Just ealier this year, my client, his wife and their 4 children were involved in the recent TSUNAMI FLOOD DISASTER while on vacation . All members of the family unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy  here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved  unsuccessful.
 
I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locat any member of  his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in  recovering the fund valued at US$15.5 million left behind by my client  before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this  huge amount were deposited.
 
The said Bank has issued me a notice recently to provide the next of kin or  have the account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since I have  been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives, hence I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same names resemblance, so that  the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
 
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the  sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
 
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this  transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate  arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
Best regards,
 
Barr. Jones Benjamin
 
Nb: If however you are not interested to help, please feel free to destroy
this information as I will continue to scout for willing and God's fearing
partner.

 

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