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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • royalsc01@yahoo.co.id (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ROYAL SOLICITORS" <royalsc01@yahoo.co.id> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:53:13 -0800
Subject: PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 3/14/2006 1:53:13 PM

FROM BARRISTER PETER ONAH.
ROYALSOLICITOR CHAMBERS
14,RUE DE LA KOZAH
DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
EMAIL: royalsc01@yahoo.co.id


ATTN:

Requesting For Foreign Assistance


I am Barrister Peter O., a solicitor at law, personal attorney to ( Late P. B. Hagans), a national Of your country who used to
work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 23rd of Aug. 2003,
my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in auto crash along PortHarcourt express road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to look for a foreign assistance over the Internet, hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the fund valued at US$9.5.million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by
the Bank where this huge amount was deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one
official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek the consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased since i believe that you are capable of handling this fund, so that the
proceeds of his account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing
ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have his information and the "power of attorney", needed to back you up for the claim of the $9.5m. All I require from
you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. And promise me that you will not in any way sit on
the said fund after it has been paid into your account in your country.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through this email for more details.

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your % ?
4.Can you keep "secrets" ?

Thanks and hoping to receive your response soonest.As soon as i hear from you i will send you an application
letter that you will fill and submit to the bank becuase everything has a step of doing it.

Best regards.
Barrister Peter Onah(ESQ).

Note: If interested, please reply to the above address so i can talk it over with you.
Thanks for your future assistance

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