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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 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.
  • +447031818849 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • zibasazzaf@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "franklyn abel" <zibasazzaf3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 21:17:36 +0000
Subject: FROM MR LUCAS

BARRISTER JOSEPH LUCAS
5B RIGGA CRESENT
LONDON N4 2HS.UK
TEL::+ 44 703 181 8849
EMAIL:zibasazzaf@yahoo.com

Attention Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Joseph Lucas an attorney to a national of your country, who
used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company, London, here in after
shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his
wife and their three children were involved in a ghastly motor accident
along express road here in the capital city London,(Manchester- Oxford
road).
Unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives to the crash.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist me in repatriating the money left
behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where the deceased had a deposit valued
at about
US10 Million dollars.

The bank had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next 30 official working days Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
have the same last name/surname so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$10 million dollars can be transfered to you and then we can share the
money afterwards.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us in seeing this deal
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
with your phone and fax number including your full contact address and full
names to enable us discuss more and to enable me plan strategics on how to
get this deposited fund out from the WEST BANK OF LONDON PLC, No. 106
Bedford Row London
WC1R 4JH DX 75 Chancery Lane.

Please get back to me strictly on my private email
address:zibasazzaf@yahoo.com

Best regards,
Joseph Lucas(esq)

Please it is imperative for you to reconfirm your private telephone and fax
number to me to enable me acquit you with the necessary information you will
need in this transaction

ROM

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