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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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348034630381 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • louism_esq1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Louis Mbanefo Esq" <louis.esq4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:03:29 -0500
Subject: Larry Chandler's Will.

Larry Chandler's Will.
FROM:Louis Mbanefo(ESQ)
Louis Mbanefo & Associates,
711 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Festac Town Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:+234-80 3463 0381
+234-80 3579 8673

Dear Chandler,

I wish to crave your indulgence into this legitimate business venture,I am
Barrister Louis Mbanefo,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry Chandler, A
foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria.On May
4th 2002, Air Crash in Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, my client,
his wife And their three children were involved.

www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml

killing at least 148 people.The Nigerian Red Cross said that a minimum of
148 bodies had been recovered, with 49 people seriously injured Since then I
have made several enquiries to many 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 was to no avail, I have contacted you to
assist me in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this huge
deposits were lodged since you have the same name as my surname with my
client.

Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued at
about 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days.
since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3years now
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million dollars can be paid
to you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make, If you are interested please send the following information.

{1}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
{2}. YOUR FULL NAME
{3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION.
{4}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
{5}.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
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 secured and confidential e-mail louism_esq1@yahoo.com
address or the above stated private telephone number to enable us discuss
further.

This transaction should be kept strictly confidential till funds are
transfered to any of your nominated account in your country.

Best Regards.

Barrister Louis Mbanefo .

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