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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)
  • "million 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.
  • j_w4041@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james williams" <jw101@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:19:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU,very very urgent.


EXCUTIVE CHEMBER OF JUSTICE,
BARRISTER JAMES WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES,
14 ADEOLA ADEKU VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL: j_w4041@yahoo.co.uk

DEAR Marcella,

I AM BARRISTER JAMES WILLIAMS A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO MR Marcella SANDY A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO LIVE HERE IN NIGERIA,AND USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA,

HEREIN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2002,
MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR
ACCIDENT ALONG SAGBAMA EXPRESS ROAD. AND BITTERLY; ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES BUT THIS HAS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.

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 FINANCE COMPANY WHERE THESE HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED, PARTICULARLY THE CIT BANK NIGERIA PLC WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD $10 MILLION (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT SEVENTY TWO OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS, HOWEVER YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED BEFORE THE DUE LAST DATE ISSUED BY THE BANK.

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 FAMILY NAME SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD $10 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU WILL PAY ME FOR CONSULTANCY.

I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP OUR
CLAIM UNDER LEGITIMATE WAY. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO
ENABLE US PROCEED THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL
BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT US FROM
ANY BREACH OF THE LAW SINCE I AM A LEGAL PRACTITIONER,AND KNOW WHAT THE
LAW IS ALL ABOUT.

PLEASE FOR YOUR TOTAL ADMIRABLE ACCEPTANCE IN ASSISTING ME, RECONFIRM
AS BELOW TO ME TO ENABLE ME COMENCE ACTION IN YOUR NAME .
1)YOUR FULL NAME AND OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS..........
2)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER..........
3)YOUR RESIDENCE HOME ADDRESS..................
4)YOUR COMPANY'S NAME(IF ANY).............
THANKS I LOOK FORWARD FOR A CORDIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

BEST REGARD
BARRISTER JAMES WILLIAMS (ESQ)


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