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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Sule" <mohammedsulechambers2@msn.com>
Reply-To: mohamedsule@postaposta.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:17:14 +0000
Subject: I look forward to hearing from you

Barrister.Mohammed Sule(SAN) of
Stride Chambers,Plot 137 Alake Atreet
Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.

Dearest beloved,

I am Barrister.Mohammed Sule(SAN) a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Late,Mr.Donald Pakars, a national of USA, who used to work with
the Nigerian National Petroluem Co-oporation(NNPC) as a contractor.On the
20th of November 2005 being last year, my client,his wife and their only
duather were involved in a plane crash accident along Ogun state-Nigeria, of
which the news was annonced in CNN,Sky News etc,This plane crash claims
several lives. All occupants of the plane crash unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to the USA Embassy to locate
any of my late.clients extended relatives,but this has also proved
unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his
family,hence I contact you.I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the
huge sum of money my client deposited in a finance company before the fund
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposit were lodged.Particularly,the finance company where the deceased had
an account valued at US$22 million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin to Late,Mr.Donald,so that the can release the fund
to the person.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives before now,i seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$22 million dollars can be transfer to
you and then you and i will share the money on a 50-50 bases(equal).

All I required is your honest cooperation to enable us see 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 get in
touch to me through this email(mohamedsule@postaposta.com) and do send to me
your telephone and contact address.

Hope to hear from you soon .

Best regards,
Barrister.Mohammed Sule(SAN)

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