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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
  • "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.
  • chrisokoh@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chrisss Okoh" <chrissssokoh2009@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:40:11 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME Anslinger

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER CHIRS OKOH.
PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY OF GARRY CHAMBERS
35 EWU AVENUE,OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL..234 803-o768129
EMAIL. chrisokoh@lycos.com
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Anslinger,

I am Barrister CHIRS OKOHa Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Fredrick Anslinger,a Foreignerwho used to work with Atlas Dredging
company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2001, my client,his wife Andtheir two
children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail,hence I contacted
you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by
my late client before they getconfiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

The bank where my late client deposited US$ $7.3 million has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confiscated
within the next twenty official working days. Since I have been unsuccesful
in locating his relatives for over two years, I decided to seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are
from the same country so that the proceeds of this amount valued at $7.3
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money.

60% to me and 35% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or taxes as
your government may require. I will procure all necessary legal
_document_s that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I need from you is your honest co-operation 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 with me through this email or chrisokoh@lycos.com
and also through my mobilenumber 234-803-0768129 to enable us discuss
further.
Best regards,

SIR.CHIRS OKOH
Barr CHIRS OKOH

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