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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +2348035299418 (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.
  • johnson1paul@zwallet.com

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson desmond" <johnson_desmond6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnson1paul@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:14:56 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY VERY URGENTLY.

Dear sir/madam,

I am barrister Johnson.D. paul, a solicitor at law. I am
the personal attorney to mr.Edward (Surename withheld for security reasons),
a national of your country who was a one time secret agent
for transferring money overseas for the Late head of state of Nigeria {Late
Gen.SANI ABACHA}before hisdeath On the 21st of April 2000 in a plane crash.

The following websites could be referenced to:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html

My client{EDWARD } deposited the sum of $45.7 Million
in an account with a Bank here in Nigeria for
himself. Since his death I have made several enquiries
about my clients extended relatives,but this has also proved
unsuccessful for the past five years.

I have contacted you to assist me
in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before the money gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where the
Money is Deposited.

All I require 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 contact me with this number for details or send your email reply to
==== johnson1paul@zwallet.com
TEL:234-803-529-9418


Thank you and God bless.
Barrister JOHNSON.D. PAUL
TEL:234-803-529-9418

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