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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • bar_davidpaul@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bar David Paul" <bar_davidpaul8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bar_davidpaul@myway.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:04:52 -0700
Subject: AN INHERITANCE CLAIM INFORMATION FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am the David Paul personal Attorney to Engineer. Kester , a National of
your Country, who was a contractor with oando oil contracting services
Nigeria. Here in after Shall be referred to as my client. On Saturday, 4
May, 2002, my client, his Wife, and their Two kids, was involved in a Plane
Crash along Northern city Of Kano, Nigeria.

Click on link below to view clips of incident:
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm)
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm)
(http://english.people.com.cn/200205/05/eng20020505_95162.shtml)
Since then we have advertised for his Next of Kin orany Close Relation of
his to come and Claim the said FUND-contractua funds payment totaling
Us$10.5million, but nobody came to apply for the claim. Hence I contacted
you.
So we have contacted you to Assist us in Repatriating the said Fund into
your Bank Account any were in the world, we have agreed that 30% of the
money will Be for you the Account owner, 5% for expenses incurred on both
Sides, while 65% will be for my colleagues and me.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will Protect you from any breach of the law.

With your readiness we can both jointly proceed to make and effect the claim
on your behalf so that the funds can be released.
You are to furnish me with your full names and contact address,including
your telephone numbers for prompt communication.
I await your urgent email.
Please reply to me ASAP with this email:address:bar_davidpaul@myway.com
Best Regards,
David Paul.

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