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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.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • kenmark116@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ken mark" <kenmark116@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_kenmark@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:11:47 +0000
Subject: PLEASE SIR, KINDILY HELP THIS WOMAN OUT OF HER PROBLEM.

FROM BARRISTER KEN MARK
KEN MARK LAW CHAMBERS
NO, 56 WARF ROAD APAPA
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL;[ kenmark116@hotmail.com ]

DEAR SIR,

I know you will be surprise to received my proposal, I am BARRISTER KEN MARK
the personal attorney of late Dr. USMAN ABUBAKAR BELLO (the former Minister
of finance (FMF) under the ousted civilian government)
who sadly died after a brief illness on the 22nd August 2005 in Saudi
Arabia before he died he has an account that worth up to $12 million dollar.

As evidence, he has handed over the credentials of this money to the wife
Amanda and as a tradition demand, after the burial of my client, his
immediate brother will take care of his properties and his establishments
instead of his wife Mrs. Amanda, and she have only
one son of Twenty years old, Amanda and I have concluded arrangement to
transfer this money to any foreign partner, who can not hurt peoples feeling
because of greed, Sir please Are you trustworthy enough to use your name and
claim this fund and transfer it to your account from the finance company.
She promise to give 30% out of the $12 million dollar. And 10% off the
total amount for resettlement of expenditure made on process of claim.

My client wife is interested to invest in your country and she is in
Position to make investment of $6 million dollar, which you will take care
of it, and she will come over to your country for sharing of the money as
soon as the money enters into your account.

However, as a result of her position, she cannot transfer this fund out of
Nigeria through a normal process that is why she need your assistance in
this regard.

Please if you are interested to assist her, please contact me Barrister, KEN
MARK [ kenmark116@hotmail.com ]
and please send to me your phone numbers so
that i will call you to tell for more details ok. I am looking forward to
hear from you.

Thanks and God bless you
Barr, Ken Mark.

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