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

Fraud email example:

From: "Bill john" <bar_billjohn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: law_billjohn@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:01:11 +0100
Subject: Attn:From Barrister BILL JOHN (ESQ).

OFFICE OF THE DESK OF BARRISTER,BEEN
JOHN.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FROM THE DESK OF BEEN JOHN CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS LEGAL
PRACTITIONERS
SOLICITORS AT LAW
NO:55 PYNE CRESENT,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL: law_billjohn@yahoo.com
Motto:lbi jus lbi remedium.


Attn:sir/miss


I am Barrister Bill John,a solicitor at law.the Legal Adviser and counsel to
a deceased expatriate contractor who used to work with, to work with Shell
Development Company in Nigeria.On the 27th of january 2002,my client,his
wife and their three children were involved in ikeja bomb blast here in
Nigeria country. my client and his family unfortunately lost there
lives.since then i have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

You will read more stories about the crash onvisiting this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at US$15.6
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since
I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since
you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be
paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. 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 will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

Best Regard
Barrister BILL JOHN (ESQ).

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