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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • barradebayoadefarati@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adebayo Adefarati" <bayospiffadefarati38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barradebayoadefarati@k.ro
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:18:04 +0000
Subject: QUEST FOR YOUR URGENT PARTNERSHIP.

REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER.

I am Barrister Adebayo Spiff Adefarati the personal attorney and legal adviser to late Mr. shahzad Ahmed,a Citizen of your country and Engineer with Trans-Ocean Oil Services Company a Multinational Company, with area office here in Port-Harcourt, River-State Nigeria.
 
I am contacting you on the death of engineer Mr. shahzad Ahmed who was murdered in cold blood by his ex-wife Rashida, Mr. shahzad Ahmed was killed by his ex-wife when she discovered that her husband has changed his will including his funds here and estate in favour of his Asian girl friend (Lucy Neal) who operated before his death here in Nigeria as a harlot.

With the recent plane crash here in Nigeria, that lead to the death of Lucy Neal the Asian girl, on the 10th of December 2005, it was discovered that Lucy died  without making a will, as the personal attorney to the late Mr. shahzad Ahmed, the estate and the funds are presently being controlled by myself.

with the recent letter from the bank for the dormancy of the said account, i have noticed with my investigation that Mr. shahzad Ahmed has the sum of $10,000,000:00 (Ten Million U.S Dollars) deposited into the said account, I have replied to the bank for an extension of two weeks as to enable me present the next of kin to the account, it is on this I am seeking your foreign partnership as to enable me present you as the next of kin/beneficiary of the said fund and estate, for the release of the said funds into your account pending my arrival there in your country for disbursement.

I have resolved to offer you 35% of the said sum for this role.

5% has been set aside for reimbursement in case of any incidental expenses in the course of this transfer.

it is important to let you know that, I here with my position as an attorney will secure every legal documents to effect this change in your favour here in my country without any risk on your side, the only role I require from you is the provision of the utilization (source) account and the confidentiality of every step there in your country, for the fact that I have my profession to protect as a legal practitioner.
 
To effect this change in your favour I shall require your:
 
1) YOUR NAME IN FULL.
 
2) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.
 
3) YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER (MOBILE)
 
4) YOUR CONFIDENTIAL FAX NUMBER.

5)Brief Information on your profile that should include your Sex, marital status age and nature of Job
 
Please forward your response to this my e-mail barradebayoadefarati@k.ro as to ensure  confidentiality.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
For: Spiff chambers,
 
Barr. Adebayo Spiff Adefarati.
 

 

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