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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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: "henry jones" <barr_henry_jones1@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:24:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTN:


FROM HENRY JONES
HENRY & ASSOCIATES
#16 CANAL STREET,
IKOYI,LAGOS.
NIGERIA

ATTN:

IT IS WITH HEARTFELT HOPE THAT I WRITE TOSEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND
ASSISTANCE IN THE CONTEXT STATED BELOW. IKNOW THAT A DEAL OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE WORRIED ANDAPPREHENSIVE BUT I AM ASSURING YOU NOT TO BE, AS ALL WILL BE WELL ATTHE END OF THIS ENDEAVOR.

I AM BARRISTER HENRY JONES A SOLICITOR ATLAW, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO A LATE CLIENT, FORIEGN EXPATRIATE WHOHAILS FROM YOUR COUNTRY.
ON THE 21ST OF APRIL, 2002, IT WAS REPORTEDTO US,THAT MY CLIENT, IN COMPANYOF HIS FAMILY DIED ON THEIR WAY TO ACONFERENCE IN A CAR CRASH
ALONG KANO EXPRESSWAY ENROUTE ABUJA(CAPITALCITY). BEFORE HIS DEATH, MY
CLIENT DEPOSITED THE TOTAL SUM OFUSD9,800,000.00 WITH THE CITI BANK OF
NIGERIA.

PARTICULARLY, THE BANKHAS GIVEN ME A MANDATE AS HIS ATTORNEY, TO PROVIDE HIS NEXT OF KIN ORTHE FUNDS WILL BE REVOKED WITHIN THE NEXT 15 WORKING DAYS.HENCE THEREASON I ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH YOU TO ASSIST ME BY STANDING AS HIS NEXTOF KIN SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TOYOU.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOROVER 2 YEARS NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KINOF THE DECEASED YOU WILL BE RENUMERATED WITH 40% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS FORYOUR
ASSISTANCE.

IF IN AFFIRMATIVE, KINDLY FURNISH ME WITH YOURFOLLOWING DETAILS, YOUR FULL NAMES,ADDRESS, PHONE/FAX NUMBERS, AGE,OCCUPATION AND MARITAL STATUS, SO THAT I WILL COMMENCE IN THE SECURINGOF ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO PUT YOU IN PLACE AS THE HEIR TO MY LATECLIENTS ESTATE.

BEST REGARDS
HENRY JONES ESQ.




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