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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)
  • "barr." (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.
• 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.
  • charlesfrank66@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charles frank <charlesfrank66@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:55:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN (URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED)


BARR. CHARLES FRANK ESQ.
LAW OFFICES OF: WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES,
HAVANA PEACE COTTAGE,
APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-01-7908188
PLEASE REPLY VIA E-MAIL:charlesfrank66@yahoo.com

My Dear Friend,

I am Isaac Christopher, I am the personal solicitor to MR.Markus Cardoza a national of your country,who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company Plc. in Nigeria, hereinafter referred to as my client.On the 21st of August, 2003, my client, his wife and their children were involved in a fatal motor accident
along Lagos-Sagamu expressway and they all lost theirlives.
Since then, l have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all proved unsuccesseful, hence my contacting you
to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they got confisticated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.The PLATINUM BANK PLC. where the deceased had an
account valued at about TWELVE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS (US$12,300,000.00) has issued me a notice to prove the next of kin or
have the account confistcated within the next (15) official working days following
the Government annoucement for declaration of assets.Since l have been unseccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now,l seek your consent to present you as THE NEXT OF KIN of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US$12.3M) can be paid to any account you will nominate,
then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you.
I will procure all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claims.All l require is your honest co-operation to enable us finalize this
deal. I guanrantee that this will be executed under a legitimate agreement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Let me have your reply as soon as possible . with the following data inorder to start the processing of all classified
documents in your name as full assignor to late Client.

1. Full names and address to be used for the
operation.
2. Your working telephone and fax for the operation.
3. Any kind of identification to prove your name
right.

This is the first step to follow and all documents of claims will be forwarded for clearance. Let me have your concern in this matter soonest, if you are
willing to work with me in good faith.

Sincerely,
Charles Frank.

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