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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • barrtundejames@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrtundejamesng" <barrtundejamesng@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 02:41:38 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY..........


TUNDE JAMES & ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
35 MARINA STREET,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL:barrtundejames@myway.com
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Tunde James, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to an Engr. Carlo E Williams, a Foreigner who used to work with an Oil Company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were Involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I Have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients Extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several Unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to Locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my Late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged. The bank where my late client Deposited US$ $16.4 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or have the money confiscated within the next Twenty official working Days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives for over two years, I decided to seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the Deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this Amount valued at $16.4 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.55% to me and 35% to you, while 10% should be for Expenses or taxes as your Government may require.I will procure all necessary legal Document’s that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I need from you is your honest co-operation 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. So what I will require from you is to send me these details below;
1.FULL NAME :------------------------------------
2.CONTACTADDRESS:------------------------------------
3.TEL/FAX NUMBE :------------------------------------
4.MOBILE NUMBER :------------------------------------
5.AGE :------------------------------------
6.OCCUPATION :------------------------------------
7.SEX :------------------------------------
8.COUNTRY :------------------------------------
With these details I will now file an application to the bank as Next of Kin to my late client, and send me these details immediately as we cannot afford delays.
Thank you and God be with you all as i await your urgent response.
Regards,
Barr Tunde James(SAN).
barrtundejames@myway.com

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