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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.)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348055960343 (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_antonyezeike@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "godwin ezenwa" <godwin015@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_antonyezeike@myway.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:18:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY





ANTONY EZEIKE ASSOCIATES & CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
PROPERTY & CIVIL LAW
35 APAPA ROAD IKOTUN,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL:barr_antonyezeike@myway.com
TEL:234-805-5960-343

Dear Friend,
May I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter.I am
Barrister Antony EzeIke a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Late Mr Robbert J.Rubell, a Citizen of your country, who work's as an
importer and exporter of crude oil here in Nigeria, is referred to as my
trusted client. On Sunday, 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife Mrs
Linda Angela Rubell with their only son were involved in terrible bomb blast
that took live of innocent souls and unfortunately over 10,000 people lost
their lives and my client and his family were part of this people that lost
their lives(may their gentle souls rest in peace). For an evidence of
prove,you can verify it on this website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries to their embassy to inother locate
any of my client's extended relatives, these has also proved abortive.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, hence I contacted you while searching
for a reliable and reputablesomeone to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get liquidated or declared
unserviceable by the bank (STANDARD TRUST BANK) were the huge deposit US$32
Million Dollars were lodged.

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$32 Million
Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account,then we share the money
in the ration whoch will be beneficiary to both of us and 5% will be maped
out for any expenses that might incure during this transaction.the bank has
inform me that if I did not come up to present the next-of-kin within the
next twenty-one official working days the account liquidated.

However, I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed underlegitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of your country's or international
law. So, if interested, forward to me your full name, residential address
and person/cell phone number.
Please gets in touch with me by this email address:
(barr_antonyezeike@myway.com)

Looking forward to your prompt and urgent reply.
Truly yours,
Barrister Antony Ezeike

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