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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • faleye@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Faleye Tony <anthony2_faleye@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anthony2_faleye@ny.com
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:28:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: inheritance claim!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: anthony2_faleye@yahoo.com

FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER ANTHONY FALEYE

CHAMBER:FALEYE & ASSOCIATES

Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.

Please bear with me for sending this letter to you

surprisingly. I am

the

Barrister Anthony Faleye.I manage private clients

accounts,My motive for

writing this mail to you is to in form you of an account

belonging to

Mr.

Alfred Glover,Who has been my client for over 10 years.

His account holds the sum of $9,000,000.00 USD. The truth

now is that

Mr.Alfred Glover is late, and I have monitored his account

with the

bank for

4 years now,and to my greatest surprise, no one has come

up for a claim

till

date. From my investigations and confirmation, my client

left his next

of

kin column blank, which is why no one has knowledge of the

deposit

except me

is personal attorney.

Hence the need to get in touch with you as one who I can

present as a

next

of kin to assist in repatriating the money left behind by

my late

client

before they get confiscated or declared unpayable, as I

have been

unsuccessful in locating a relative for over 3 years now.

Please be informed that the proceeds of this Deposit

valued at $9

million

dollars. Will be shared as follows: 60% for and me

colleagues in my

Chamber,35 % to you and the remaining 5% for expenses.

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 this deal

go

through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate

arrangement

that

will protect you from any breach of the law.

Yours Faithfully,

Anthony Faleye.

For: Faleye & Associates.

- Faleye Tony

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