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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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348039534783 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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_robert_peter2005@yahoo.com
  • barristerrobertpeter2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Peters" <rob_peters4@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:49:58 +0000
Subject: Attention

Robert Peter & Bar Associate
Attorney Avenue, Plot 401'
private Email:barr_robert_peter2005@yahoo.com
Cell Phone +234-803-9534-783
Dear Friend
It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below, I am Barrister Robert Peter ,the personal Attorney to the late Mr. Frank Gibbs. I got your contact through the help of my sister-in-law that works with the American Chambers of Commerce and Tourism, though I did not disclose to her my humble intention for an honest foreigner like you, having noted the confidence reposed on your person by the sponsor of the recommendation.
My late client was the Chief Executive officer of {Agip petroluem Development Company} for 15 years and he was retired on the 30th day of September 2001. After a month, My client and his entire family died on their n way to onference in a Car crash on the 30th day of October 2001.
Before his death my client had a total sum of US$20m with a finance house Hoping of transferring the fund to his country {United States of America} after his retirement as soon as he comes back from the conference.
According to the {DEED OF WILL} made by my late client, He wrote a {DEED OF WILL} that if anything should happen to him, That i should locate any ofhis family member. deceased since you are a foreigner like my late client.
I agree to pay you 40% of the fund as the account owner, 60% for me.do Provide the following information for the application processing.
1 your full name...............
2 contact address..............
3 phone and fax number...........
4 Age..... ............................
All this information will enable me write an application to the bank onyour behalf. and present you to the bank as the real next of kin to my late client.
All requires is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.
Frank Gibbs was a very good man and it is not wise for me to allow his hard earned wealth to be stolen by the greedy directors of the finance house.
Thanks and God bless.
Barrister Robert Peter
NB
ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO MY ALTERNATIVE MAIL BOX
barristerrobertpeter2@yahoo.com

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