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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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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.)
• 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.
  • barr_chamber@ummah.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister_justice smith" <justice_chamber20@msn.com>
Reply-To: bar_chamber10@ummah.org
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:28:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT





Dear Friend,

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me.
My name is Barrister justice smith a legal practitioner and the personal
Attorney to late Mr. Raymond Beck who died in an air crash along With his
wife Mrs. Doreen Beck on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 1990
with other passengers on board (May their soul rest in peace).I know that my
client had no living kin but I went ahead and made several Inquiries to
their embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but This has
proved unsuccessful. You can confirm this from the website below Which was
published byBBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

I only did so to be double sure of this fact. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge
deposits were lodged, particularly the Access Bank of Nigeria Plc where the
deceased had an account valued at about $11 Million Dollars. The bank has
issued me a notice that in the event that no next of kin comes up For the
claim, the account will be confiscated after Six years if not Claimed and we
have just about few months. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over three years now I seek your consent to present You as the
next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$11 Million Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account and then
you and me can share the money in the mode. 60% shall be for me and 35% for
you and 5% shall be map out for expanse that are being made within the
transfer. 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 seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please gets in touch with me by this email address:(barr_chamber@ummah.org)
to enable us discuss further. Please your telephone and fax number urgently
needed for further discussion.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,

Yours truly,
Barrister Justice Smith

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