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

Fraud email example:

From: "SMITH JOHNSON" <smith_johnson3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristermorrisibekwe@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:30:32 +0000
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

FROM:BARRISTER MORRIS IBEKWE
SUBJECT:ACT AS NEXT OF KIN
4/6 ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA STREEET
P. O. BOX 75369
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-80-32212524.
EMAIL;barristermorrisibekwe@yahoo.com

GOOD DAY

IT IS WITH TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT I WRITE TO YOU, THOUGH I DON'T KNOW YOU
NEITHER HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE, BUT MY CONFIDENCE WAS REPOSED ON YOU. I AM
BARRISTER IKENNAKOJO, A SOLICITOR AT LAW ALSOTHE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO
ENGER.ERIC CARTER. A NATIONAL OF YOURCOUNTRY RESIDENT IN NIGERIA, HEWAS ALSO
A CONTRACTOR WITH ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS, WHO EXECUTED A
CONTRACT WITH THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C) HERE IN
NIGERIA BEFORE HIS DEAD.UNFORTUNATELY,MY CLIENT DIED DURING
THE INCIDENT AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER (WCT) IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(
USA).ON THE 11TH OF SEPTEMBER 2001,AS ALL KNOWN ,MAY HIS SOUL REST IN
PEACE.UP TILL TODAY NONE OF HIS NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVES HAS COME FORWARD
CONTACTED TO CLAIM HIS CONTRACTS FUND WITH THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUM
CORPORATION (N.N.P.C),I HIS LAWYER HAVE MADESEVERALENQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY
OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL, AS HE
HAS NO WIFE.AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS! , I DECIDED TO
CONTACTYOU TO HELP ME AND CLAIM THIS MONEY VALUED AT US$9.8MILLION AS THE
NEXTOF KIN OF MY DEAR CLIENT BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED
UNSERVICE ABLE BY THE NNPC.THEREFORE, ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE,
I SHALL THEN DISCUSS THE SHARINGRATIO AND MODALITIES FOR TRANSFER.I HAVE ALL
NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE CLAIM. ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST
COOPERATION TOENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT
THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDERLEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM
ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. YOUR RESPONSE IS ONLY WHAT I AM WAITING FOR AS I
HAVE PUT ALL MACHINERIES THAT WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE
TRANSACTION IN MOTION. ALSO I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THIS MAIL WILL BEFAVORED
WITH AN EARLYREPLY.BEEN HIS ATTORNEY I HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE THE
RELEASE OF HE FUNDS TO ANY FOREIGNER THAT COMES UP FROM AMERICA AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO.THE ACCOUNT AND 30 WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR
CO-OPRATION,IWILLALSO GIVE YOU!
THE CORRECT INFORMATIONCON CERNING THE ACCOUNT.

NOTE: I KNOW THERE MAY BE SCAMS AND JUNK MAILS FLYING HERE AND THERE ON THE
INTERNETBUTCERTAINLY,THIS IS NOT ONE. NOW I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS MESSAGE
SERIOUSLY AND WITH AN OPEN MIND,WITH GOOD FAITH AND TRUST. JOIN ME AND I AM
ASSURING YOU NOW THAT YOU WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED.

BARRISTER MORRIS IBEKWE.
SOLICITOR AT LAW.

NOTE: PLEASE ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO ERIC
CARTER, SO YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO BRING YOUR FULL
NAME,YOURFULLADDRESS, YOURPRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER,YOUR BANK
DETAILS. THIS INFORMATIONS WILL CARRY OUT BY MAKING CHANGES OF YOURNAME AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO ERIC CARTER. ONCE I MADE THECHANGES ASTHENEXT OF KIN I
WILL SEND YOU THE LEGALDOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK YOU UP.

WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER MORRIS IBEKWE.{ESQ}

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