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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:

• 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.)
  • "barr." (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.

Fraud email example:

From: emma larry <tailk34@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:55:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.


FROM BARRISTER EMMA LARRY
ETOK AND ASSOCIATE,
PUBLIC NOTARY SOLICITORS &ADVOCATE
NO: 12 ELIAS CLOSE
5TH FLOOR VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA.

My Dear,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

I am Barrister EMMA LARRY, Solicitor and Advocate at Law. I am the
personal Lawyer to Late Engr.AHMAD USMAN, A Foreigner, Working in an
oil servicing company In NIGERIA. Referred to as my client, his wife, and
their three children killed in the building collapse incident of
Lou'lo'at al-Kheir hotel in Mecca of which 74 occupants of the building
unfortunately lost their lives during the last Hajj. Since then I have
made several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last
name over the Internet. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating
the money and property left behind by my late client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the corrupt officials of the
Bank where his huge deposits were lodged. The bank were deceased had an
account Valued at about (US$135.3 million dollars) has Issued me a notice to
provide the Next of Kin. Or have the account confiscated within a very
short official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I decide to
seek your consent to present you as the Next Of Kin, of the deceased, So
that this account valued at (US$135.3 million dollars) can be paid to you as
the beneficiary and then you and I can share the money 55% for me and
45% for you. All I require is 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 and me, from any breach of the law.
So what I will require from you is to send me these details below;

1 FULL NAME
2 CONTACT ADDRESS
3 TELEPHONE NUMBER
4 MOBILE NUMBER
5 AGE
6 OCCUAPATION

Best Regard,
BARR.EMMA LARRY.


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