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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • kelvinkofi2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kelvin kofi" <kofik4000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kelvinkofi2006@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:20:47 +0200
Subject: Reply Asap.

FROM BARRISTER KELVIN & ASSOCIATES
Lion Building,Suite 52, Saka Tinubu,
Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister :Kelvin Kofi Solicitor.The Personal Attorney to Eng.Thomas,a
national of your country,who used to work with Agip development company here
in Nigeria.On the 6th of April 2004,my client, his wife and their two
children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road.All
occupants of the vehicle 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 After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property
left behind by my client prior to his death before they get confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about $14.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next 30
official working days.since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 2years and some months now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are
from the same country and bears thesame last name with my late client,so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $14.5million dollars can be paid
to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you,while 5% should be set aside for rembursement of any expenses that may
incure during the process of the transaction or tax as your government may
require, I will secure certificate of deposit and other relevant approvals
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I requireis
your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my private
email:kelvinkofi2006@hotmail.com to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,

Esq:Kelvin Kofi


NB:Pls include to me your private telphone and fax number in your
response

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