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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jtb_888@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chris Okeke" <chris2okeke@msn.com>
Reply-To: jtb_888@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:42:39 +0000
Subject: MY DEAR HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

>From the desk of
Barrister Chris Okeke
Address No 18 Allen Ave Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
alternative (jtb_888@yahoo.com)

MY DEAR

I am Barrister Chris Okeke,a personal attorney to Late Mr Lewis rex a
national of your country, Who was an petroleum/gas consultant/contactor
with the Nigeria National Petroleum coporation.Who happens to be deceased
during a business trip.He died with his wife (Christina Rex ) on board the
Swissair Flight 111 , which crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in
september 2nd 1998. The plane crash was in the news.See links below for more
detail

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unser viceable by the
bank here. These huge deposits were lodged Particularly,with the ,UBN BANK
LIMITED PLC" where the deceased had an account valuedat bout $10million
dollars.The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin as the
attorney or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin so that 10million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.60% to me
and 40% to you I will procure all necessary Legal documents that will back
you up in claiming this fund, furnish me with the below information to
enable me proceed so that the bank will transfer the fund to your bank
account.

1)Your full name and contact address 2)Your telephone and fax number for
communication purpose 3)Your Ocupation, Age and Position

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 because i have every legal
documents that will back you up in claiming this fund as the rightful next
of kin to late Mr Lewis Rex . Note:please Reply me through my alternative
email address( jtb_888@yahoo.com)

Best Regards,
RV Barrister Chris Okeke,

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