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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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • barrjohnmartins101@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john martins" <barrjohnmartins11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrjohnmartins1@myway.com
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:57:21 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

FROM.BARRISTER JOHN MARTINS.
No.1 BERKELEY STREET LAGOS-NIGERIA
W1J 8DJ Lagos Nigeria
Reply to: barrjohnmartins101@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister JOHN MARTINS. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr Tony.Thomas, a
national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in
Nigeria.On the 2nd of may 2002, my client,his wife And their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist
repartrating the money that belong to my client before they get confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $
10.5 Million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confisicated within the next ten official working
days.since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over
3years now I 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 account valued at $ 10.5 Million dollars can be
paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% for me 40% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or taxas your government may require,I
have the certificate of deposit 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.Please get in
touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further.
l WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVIT FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONSE TO ME,
1)YOUR FULL NAME:
2)YOUR CONTACT HOME ADDRESS:
3)YOUR TEL & FAX NUMBER.
4}YOUR OCUPATION
5 ) YOUR AGE
6) YOUR COUNTRY

Reply to: barrjohnmartins101@yahoo.com

Best regards,

Esq:John MARTINS,

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