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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)
  • "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.
  • barrister_louis_m53@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER. LOUIS N MBANEFO" <barrister_louismbanefo53@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrister_louis_m53@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:03:31 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

                                              

 

 Desk of Barrister. Louis Nnamdi Mbanefo

 From the Federal High Court of Nigeria

 Barrister.Louis Mbanefo & Associates

 2,Idowu Taylor Close,Victoria Island

 Lagos, Nigeria.

 Email: barrister_louis_m53@yahoo.fr

 

 

              LETTER OF YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

 

Good day! Sir/madam,

I am Louis Nnamdi Mbanefo(esq), the ATTORNEY at law, to Late.Mr. Dewin Amanpour Ravelo,a citizen  of venezuela, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria, here- in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2004,my client, his wife and their three children 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 clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. 

 

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 here. These huge deposits were lodged particularly, with Citi Bank of Nigeria,where the deceased had an account valued at about $15million(FIFTEEN MILLION) United States Dollars.The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin 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 of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.60% to me and 30% to you and %10 for any expenses that may arise during transferring the fund into your account to back up any claim we may make.

 

All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

 

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. And the way we are going to achieve this. I will need the following information from you,

 

1). Your bank name and account number
2). Your full name and address,
3). Your age, occupation and position,
4). Your telephone mobile and fax number for communication purpose.

 

I await your response Asap.

 

Best regards,

 

Louis N. Mbanefo.

BARRISTER.

 

           

 

 

                                          

                                    Ref.Code: 234/09/55575809/grk/abj/ng

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