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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)
  • "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.
  • norman_james2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "norman james" <norman_james12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: norman_james2005@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:34:10 +0100
Subject: CALL IT'S URGENT

From The Desk of Barrister Norman
contact details
office address 1 commarcial road
apapa lagos.
TELEPHONE 234 -1-8129-473

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister NORMAN JAMES, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to an expertrate MARK CULLEN, who used to work with an oil Development
Company .


On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to me that my client was involved
in a Local Plane Crash , all occupants in the Plane lost their lives,
unfortunately on this same flight were other dignitaries . Since then I have
made several enquiries to embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to look for any body
who will be willing to assist me in recovering the fund valued at US$10.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the finance house where this huge amount were deposited.

The said finance house has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the deposited consignment confisicated within the next twenty one
official working days.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 to the deceased hence I have all the legal document to back you
up for the claim, so that the proceeds of this consignment can be released
to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss on
how we can sharing the funds when it gets to your account. I have all
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through.

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

IF YOU ARE VERY MUCH READY TO PROCEED WITH ME, THEN CONTACT ME WITH THE
ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR REPLY ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
(norman_james2005@yahoo.com)

I WILL BE WATING FOR YOUR CALL REGARDLESS THE TIME DIFFRENCE.

Best Regards
BARRISTER NORMAN JAMES

Please for the avoidance of doubt the following websites can be viewed:


http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm

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