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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:
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • johnezenwa45@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john" <johnezenwa45@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:27:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN NEEDED


FROM:JOHN EZENWA (ESQ) JOHN EZENWA CHAMBERS&amp;CO #29 UNITY ROAD IKEJA LAGOS. ATTEN: I am Barrister John Ezenwa , a solicitor. I am the private Attorney to Mr. Bobby Beck a National of your country, who used to work with Julius Berger Nigeria P.L.C . On the 21st of April 2002 were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatrating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Company where this huge deposits were lodged where the deceased had an account valued at about 15 Million Dollars has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased the proceeds of this account valued at 15 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% will be used for any expenses that this might cost on the process of this transaction. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. It is 100% risk-free. I am waiting to hear from you soon,please reply to my alternative email address on (johnezenwa45@myway.com)Best regards,Barrister John Ezenwa

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