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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.)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2348052559610 (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.
  • honbrrstskwilliams@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Sunday Kenneth" <brtskwilliams@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:00:41 +0100
Subject: urgent responds

LAW OFFICE / CHAMBERS OF HON.S.K.WILLIAMS.
S.K. & CO Chambers
Barristers & legal Practitioner
#267 Stallion building,
Victoria Island,
Lagos NIGERIA...
TEL:+234-80-52559610

Dear Janwillem Bech


My name is Hon Barrister S.K Williams, a legal practitioner I am the
personal attorney to late Arthur Bech, a national of your country, who
executed a contract with The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation federal
republic of Nigeria , (NNPC).

I m obliged to inform you that the federal government of Nigeria has issued
a notice of payment to Seven Contractors which my late attorney was among
to be paid the sum of US$11.5 Million as his contract sum for the contract
he executed in Nigeria before his death, two are from Asia, three from
Europe and two from America involving total sum of One Hundred and Ninety
Five Million United States Dollars payment file has been screened for
payment by the Telex & Wire Department, Central Bank of Nigeria as approved
by the London and Paris Clubs Creditors, The Presidency, European Union,
European Economic Committee, International Monetary Fund, World Bank
Creditors and all other financial institutions in the country such as the
National Economic Intelligence Committee, Federal Ministry of Finance and
the Central Bank of Nigeria etc.

Over the years, I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended
relatives, but this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to do some search in the internet, to
locate any member of his family luckily enough, I contact you. The bank has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin; I have contacted you so as to
present you as the next of kin so that his contract amount of 11.5 million
United States dollars can be transferred to your account by the contract
payment department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of
Nigeria. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
And also assure me of your trust and remember that the trust in business is
confidential. So let it be only between me and you. if you give me your full
cooperation this transaction is properly executed and the fund will be
transferred into your account.

You can also contact me on my private email address for further
conversation: honbrrstskwilliams@gmail.com


Best regards,

Brrs, S.K.WILLIAMS, LL.B (Hones), B.L, ESQ

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