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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • rgrfld83ormz@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Raymond=20Greenfield?= <rgrfld83ormz@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr_raygreenfield@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 00:47:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: TREAT VERY URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rgrfld83ormz@yahoo.co.uk

Legal Associates Barristers & Solicitors No.10 West Land Avenue, Abuja.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail message is for the sole use of the

intended recipient(s)and may contain confidential and privileged

information. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly

prohibited.If you are not the intended recipient(or authorized to

receive for the recipient),please contact the sender by reply email and delete

allcopies of this message.

Dear sir/ma , I am Barrister Raymond Greenfield ,solicitor and personal

attorney to Mr Justin Benkhelifa,who worked for a reputable oil company

here in Nigeria,here in after referred to as my client.My client died along

side his family on December 26th 2003 plane crash incotonou,Benin.You will

read more stories about the crash on visiting this website:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ Since this development,i have advertised for his next of kin or any close relation to come forward to claim this money but till this present day,nobody came to apply for the claim. I decided to contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the commercial bank where this huge deposit was lodged. The finance firm, where the deceased had an account valued at about US$14million(FOURTHEEN MILLION US DOLLARS) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty-one official working days.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US $14million dollars can be paid to you. To this effect, my partners in the foreign accounts department of the commercial bank have decided to look for a trust
ed foreign partner who can stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim this

money. we need a foreign partner to apply for the claim because of the fact that

the customer was a foreigner. And we dont want this money to go into the bank's treasure as unclaimed fund, it is as a result of this that I am moved to contact you considering the fact that you might be of help. In view of this,I am seeking for your co-operation and understanding. Believe every document to affect this process will emanate from my partners' desk and they will perfect every document to be in accordance with the banking law and guildlines. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.so you have nothing to worry about. All we require from you is to provide a bank account in your name or company's name where the money will be transfered to and deposited.

However, we have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you,10% for expenses incurred on both side during this transaction and 60% will be for my partners and

i.if you are in for this transaction,please indicate by replying this letter and sending your telephone and fax numbers so that you can be urgently and duely contacted when necessary. I await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest. Once i receive your reply,i will send you the modalities for immediate application of claim. Thanks for your anticipated assistance. Awaiting your urgent reply

Best Regards,

Raymond Greenfield esq.

- Raymond Greenfield

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