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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • solicitoragent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "michael ikenga" <m_ikenga4@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:38:08 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

BARRISTER MICHAEL IKENGA...LLB
KENG SOLICITORS
34 PALE ROAD
WUSE ZONE II
F.C.T
ABUJA
NIGERIA.
EMAIL:solicitoragent@yahoo.com

I must apologize on the strange manner I have jumped into your private
e-mail, on my quest for a reliable and trusted partner for a highly
important and lucrative venture cum investment.I came across your
contact as
a reliable partner for this venture. I am Barrister Michael Ikenga, a
registered Legal practitioner with federal republic of  Nigeria and
personal
Attorney to an American who owns a Textile Company in My country.

MY PROPOSITION

My client,MR.MARK BAILEY  the managing director oF NEIL MAK Textile
Company
Ltd, until his death in cardiac arrest in the Niger Clinic on the 10th
of
December 2002,He banked with the OCEANIC BANK PLC ABUJA.my client has a
balance of US$26M (Twenty six Million United States Dollars  only)
which the
bank now unquestionably expects it to beclaimed by the next-of-kin of
the
Late beneficiary.Fervent valuable efforts are being made by the Bank to
locate his next-of-kin without success.I personally tried reaching his
home
in the states with the  phone number he left with me before his
untimely
death(5093450336),this phone has be  disconnected.
  A few days ago I recieved a letter from the bank mandating me as his
personal attorney to provide the next of kin to my Late client within
the
next 14 bank working days,or have his account declared "UNSERVICEABLE
OR
HAVE IT CONFISICATED" I now seek your permission to have your
name(BAILEY)
stand as a next-of-kin to my Late client so that  the bank would have
the
fund released and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary
next-of-kin, all documents and proves  to enable you  get this fund
US$26m
are in place.

COMPENSATION

I will compensate you with 45%of the said fund,while I will have
50%,the
5%for the expences we might incure during the course of this
transation.I am
assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while
the
rest would be for me. I will visit your country disbursement upon the
completion of this transaction.If this proposal is OK by you and you do
wish
to take advantage of the trust, I hope to bestow on you, then kindly
get
back to me immediately.

    I hope to hear from you with regards to the email.

Yours faithfully
BARRISTER MICHAEL IKENGA

 

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