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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • call2bar_tonymuyiwa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tony muyiwa <call2bar_tonymuyiwa@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 06:58:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTN: NEXT OF KIN FOR LATE MR. JOHNSON ANSLINGER


FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER TONY MUYIWA & ASSOCIATES
10, KOFO ABAYOMI AVENUE,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS - NIGERIA.
Email: call2bar_tonymuyiwa@yahoo.com
phone.234-803-355-7313


Dear Harry Anslinger,

I am Barrister Tony Muyiwa, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Johnson Anslinger,who used to work with Chevron Oil Development Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April, 2004,his wife and their only child were involved in a car accident along Abuja Express Road.

Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident.Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client 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 to no avail,hence,I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client in Global International Bank where the deceased deposited the US$9.5Million (Nine Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars only).

Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim the US$9.5Million (Nine Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars only)in their custody .I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the fund will be transferred to your account by the Bank.

Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the money in this order: 55% will be for me which I will invest on Estate Business,40% will be for you,while 5% will be used on expenses incurred. I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim we maymake with the Bank.

All I 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 All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.Please, get in touch with me via my personal email address:call2bar_tonymuyiwa@yahoo.com,
to enable me clearify you further.

Best regards.

Barrister Tony Muyiwa (Esq)


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