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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million united states dollars" (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.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • barrfrankbobby33@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank bobby" <barrfrankbobby008@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrfrankbobby33@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:19:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

BARRISTER FRANK BOBBY
44, KOFO ABAYOMI AVENUE,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

'I am Barrister Frank Bobby, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Steve, who used to work with Chevron Oil Development Company in
Nigeria. On the 21st of April, 2002, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Abuja Express Road. Unfortunately, they all
lost theirlives in the event of the accident .

Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any
of my client Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence, I
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client
in a Security
Company.

Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased deposited the
US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only). Consequently,
this Security Company issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim
the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only) in their
custody within the next ten official working days. 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 of the deceased to claim the fund as the Next
of Kin to him so that the fund will be transferred to your account by the
Security Company.Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country
to meet with you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will
share the money inthis order: 55% will be for me, 40% will be for you, while
5% will be

use don expenses incurred.I have all the necessary legal documents that can
back our claim we may make with the Security Company.All I require is your
honest co-operation 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 t! he law. Please, get in touch with me by my secured and
confidential email address at (barrfrankbobby33@yahoo.co.in) to enable me
clarify you further .

Best regards .
Barrister Frank (Esq)


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