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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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348051162236 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • edward_mba2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "edward_mba2004" <edward_mba2004@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:49:57 -0600
Subject: ATTN: MY DEAR


BARR,EDWARD MBA.
LAWFIRM HEAD,OFFICE
PLOT 1662 OYIN JOLAYEMI
STREET,VICTORA,ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
TEL:234-80511-622-36



ATTN: MY DEAR


I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR. RAPHEL BANKE, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY WHO WORKS AS A CONTRACTOR WITH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION (NNPC) HEREIN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.

ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2004, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD. All OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. BUT MEANWHILE SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO THE EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENED RELATIVES AND THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.


AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUK ATTEMTS TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LIFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLEARED UNSERICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THESE HUGE DEPOSIT WERE LOGDED.
PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED ABOVE (150 MILLION US DOLLARS) . HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED AND THE FUNDS RETURNED TO GOVERNMENT.


SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED. SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME WITH MY CLIENT BESIDE HE DID NOT MENTION ANY NAME ON HIS WILLS BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH.


SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED ABOVE (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS) CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY 40% FOR ME AND 60% TO YOU I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM
WE MAY MAKE.


ALL REQUIRE 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 LAW.


PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS
edward_mba2000@yahoo.com AND FORWARD YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION. AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND POSTIVE ATTENTION IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
BEST REGARD,
BARRSITER EDWARD MBA,
LLB, LLM, BL, SAN

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