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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:
  • "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.
  • barrbayojacobs@parsimail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bayo Jacobs" <barrbayo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrbayojacobs@parsimail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:52:59 +0100
Subject: Dear Fulmer

BAYO JACOBS & CO. CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES
101 HDC 5006 AKPAKPA MINOTCHOU
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
PHONE:229-95-794624

Dear Fulmer,

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail,if the content does
not meet with your personal and business ethics, I apologize in advance. I
am Barrister Bayo Jacobs, the Personal Attorney to late Mr Earl Fulmer, who
was a contractor here in Benin Republic.

On the 3rd of Oct 2003, my client and his family were perished in a ghastly
car accident along Midonbo express way. But my client made a fixed deposit
valued at (USD$22.7M) and upon the maturity this bank started contacting him
but no response. Conseqently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated after four years, as the law of
this land says. Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country and also bears the same last name so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $22.7m can be paid to you and
then you and me can share the money.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. 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 get in touch with me through email to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,
Barrister Bayo Jacobs
Alternative E-mail:barrbayojacobs@parsimail.com
PHONE:229-95-794624

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