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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • gtk_544@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REYNOLDJOHNSON REYNOLD" <reynjohn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gtk_544@lycos.com
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:39:01 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ME ASAP

REYNOLDS AND ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS ESQ.
Notary Public, Solicitor, Advocate & Legal Practitioner
14 Calcutta Crescent,Ikoyi Close, Victoria Island,
Lagos - Nigeria
e mail:gtk_544@lycos.com

Dear KOCH,

I am Barrister Reynolds Johnson Esq, (Notary Advocate & Legal Practitioners)
and I am the personal attorney to late Mr. DASNE M KOCH, a Foreigner from
your country, a licensed Contractor with African largest crude oil producing
Firm, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C.) Well, On The 4th of
May 2002, My Client, involved in an Aeroplane Crash (while on a
picnic-trip.) involving The BAC 111-500 belonging to EAS AIRLINES.Which the
Pilot, 7 Crew Members and 65 Passengers on board unfortunately lost their
lives. To throw lights on this and more
prove of my story,Please click the under mentioned BBC ARCHIVE NEWS and
CNN.com NEWS ARCHIVE http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash/ Since then I
have made several enquiries to his embassy to see if I can locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has all the while proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives (i.e.
same surname) over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of
to no avail.

Basically I am contacting you to assist in accommodating a mega amount of
money left behind by my late client before it is confiscated or declared
dormant by the Bank where this huge approved
contract fund is floating unclaimed. The Bank where my late client had an
approved contract payment valued at Twenty Five Million, four hundred
thousand United States dollars (US$25,400 000.00) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin to my late client to claim this approved contract
payment or have the fund confiscated within the next (10)official working
days.

Therefore, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
2 years now, I am seeking for your permission to present you as the Next of
kin of the deceased since you are still a foreigner,and most fortunately
your Surname is the same with my late client, It will be easier and
convincing to present you as the next of kin to my late client Mr. DASNE
KOCH So that the proceeds of this contract fund valued at (US$25,400
000.00)can be paid to you. Then
after the transfer, It will be shared as follow:First and foremost,10% of
the total fund will be donated to Church and Motherless babies home in your
country, Then you and I will share the
remaining money, 55% for me and 30% for you, while the remaining 5% will be
used to defray all our expenses incurred during the course of this
transaction such like Telephone bills, Vats and Taxes as the bank or your
government may require.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this
claim such like e.g. the Contract award and completion certificates of DASNE
CONSULTS,Death certificate of my client, e.t.c. Which I will furnish to you
upon your acceptance to do this transaction with me. All I require is your
honesty, mutual understanding and co-operation to enable us actualize this
lucrative transaction which is a golden opportunity for us to make wealth
for our individual families. 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 with me by my alternative email gtk_544@lycos.com .
Finally I need your Mobile Cell, Telephone & Fax numbers for easy
communication in return. Awaiting your urgent response.

Best Regards,

Barrister Reynolds Johnson Esq.
E mail : gtk_544@lycos.com

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