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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • barrtrepjohn@netscape.net
  • jkchambers@fsmail.net
  • t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net
  • jkchambers@fsmail.net
  • t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net
  • t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net

Fraud email example:

From: "frank white" <f_w_chambers84@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:22:34 +0000
Subject: Please get in touch with me.

BAR Zee Imam ESQ.
AS SALAMU ALAIKUM,
WARA-AMATULAH WAR-RAKATU.
BAR INNO Imam ESQ.
LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR
FROM THE DESK OF frank white
SPAIN.
Private email Address: barrtrepjohn@netscape.net
jkchambers@fsmail.net
t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net

Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim
Dear Sir/Madam,


I am Barrister Zee Imam (SAL) a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to MY CLIENT, a nationality of your country, who used to work with the Oil
Development Company in SPAIN . On the 21st of JUNE 2005, my client, his wife
and their only daughter were involved in a bomb blast accident in SPAIN
city.

All occupants of the bomb blast unfortunately lost there lives. Since i
help in most of his transactions, his bank officials know me very well and
has equested i notify any of his relatives and this has proved bortive and
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.

My late client who is a citizen of your country with Account Number
101-720-4 has left the sum of six. five million Dollars ($6.5M) for deposit,
this Amount is yet to be credited in his favour before he died on the recent
bomb blast in SPAIN. I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased since you have the same last name with my clients. untill I
receive the receipt of your positive

response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for
transfer. I have the death certificate to back you up. I want you to open an
account with the Bank so the will credit this amount to you immediately
,while you shall receive 40% of the

fund I and my colleague will have 60%. If you are interested in this
transaction please fill the form below and return back to

me to enable the bank open an account on your behalf. for urgent crediting
of the fund to your new A/C with them immediately. The name of the bank (
NEW ARAB BANK ) and all relevant informations will be given to you, when
you contact me on

my private Emails:jkchambers@fsmail.net ) (t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net).

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
claiming of this family treasure through.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.
MR. Zee Imam
PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY: _______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________
MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
FAX NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
POSITION HELD:______________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________
NEXT OF KIN:______________________________________
ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________

Private email Address: t.jchambers2001@fsmail.net
Best regard,
Barrister Zee Imam (SAL).

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