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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:
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • prince_okoh2002@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Okoh" <prince_okoh1001@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:56 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE NEEDED AS NEXT OF KIN URGENTLY

FROM:PRINCE OKOH (ESQ)
PRINCE OKOH CHAMBERS&CO
#29 UNITY ROAD IKEJA LAGOS.
Email: (prince_okoh2002@latinmail.com)


ATTEN: Cotton

I am Barrister PRINCE OKOH , a solicitor. I am the private Attorney
to Mr. Bobby Cotton a National of your country, who used to work with
Strabag construction Company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2002 were
involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of
his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatrating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance Company where this huge deposits were lodged
where the deceased had an account valued at about 15 Million Dollars has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased sinceyou have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at 15 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% will be used for
any expenses that this might cost on the process of this transaction. I
have 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 deal
through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. It
is 100% risk-free.


Awaiting to hear from you soon,please reply to my alternative email
address on (prince_okoh2002@latinmail.com)

Best regards,

BARRISTER PRINCE OKOH


Email:( prince_okoh2002@latinmail.com)



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