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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "sodiq raihan" <sraihan@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 04:17:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: KIN TO CROWE


RAIHAN CHAMBERS & CO
114,GLOVER ROAD IKOYI
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

DEAR CROWE,

I AM BARRISTER SODIQ RAIHAN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO MR ANTHONY DRAKE CROWE, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY,WHO
USED TO WORK WITH MOBIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HEREIN AFTER
SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2003, MY CLIENT
IN COMPANY OF HIS WIFE AND THREE KIDS WERE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CAR
CRASH IN NIGERIA. ALL OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR
LIVES.SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE
ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS PROVED RATHER
UNSUCCESSFUL.

I HAVE THEREFORE WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISTICATED OR DECLARED NSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK IN WHICH HIS FUND WERE DEPOSITED.

SINCE YOU SHARE THE SAME LAST NAME. PARTICULARLY,THE BANK WHERE THE
DECEASED OPERATED AN ACCOUNT VALUED TO THE TUNE OF ($6 MILLION US
DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE
ACCOUNT REVOKED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE
BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW I
SOLICIT YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED
SINCE YOU BOTH SHARE THE SAME LAST NAME SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS
ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE
MONEY TO A RATIO OF 6:4,MEANING I TAKE 60% AND YOU'LL GET 40%I HAVE ALL
THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE
MAY MAKE ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION 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.

BEST REGARDS.
BARRISTER SODIQ RAIHAN.


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