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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.
  • robpayne_dip@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Grace Sanders" <gracesanders_ng04@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:16:13 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY..

Dear,
I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you, as we have
not met before. I am Barrister Robert Payne, a solicitor at law, I
am the personal attorney to Engineer Edward Cliff, who used to work
with
Mobil oil Nigeria Plc. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 1999, my client, his wife and their children were
involved in a car accident on their way from Kano, while arriving from
Easter Holiday. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives, since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives; this has also proved unsuccessful.
I came across your name and contact while I was searching for Edward's
relations hence I contacted you to assist me with this project. I am
contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable
by the security company where these funds were deposited.
Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased has an account
valued $USD 7Million Dollars, last march issued me a 12 months notice
to provide the next of Kin or have the fund consignment confiscated,
and
this ultimatum expires by next two months.
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.Let us proceed so that this
deposit valued at $USD 7 Million Dollars can be released to you and
then
you and I can share the money, 50% for me 30% for you, and the
remaining
20% will be for expenses and tax.
I will also procure
all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
business through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
Get in touch with me through my private email address
robpayne_dip@yahoo.co.uk so that we can proceed.
Sincerely yours,
Robert Payne ESq.

NB:THIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS MY WIFE'S EMAIL ADDRESS

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