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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
  • "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.
  • royalchambers_442@keromail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james peters" <jamespeters_ng15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: royalchambers_442@keromail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:07:14 +0100
Subject: Business Relationship

Dearest Maureen.

I am Barrister James Peters a solicitor at law. And a personal attorney to
MR.NORBERT MAUREEN a native of your country, who until his death was a staff
of shell petroleum Development Company in Nigeria Here in after shall be
referred to a my client. On the 21st of April 2003 my client, his wife and
two of his children were involved in a car crash along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately died. Since then I
have made several inquires to your Country's High commission in Nigeria to
locate any of my client's extended relatives and all the effort proved
unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful, attempts to contact any of my client's
relativesI decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in
reptriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the firm where these funds were
deposited in a security Firm. The amount involve is 15,Million United States
Dollars, However, the security firm has issued me a notice, to provide my
client's next of Kin,but unfornataly , I have been unable to locate any of
my client's relatives for almost two years now, I therefore seek your
sincere consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN of MR NORBERT MAUREEN , so
that the proceeds of this deposite valued 15 Million United States
dollars would be willed to you and after that we shall share the funds
between us.We shall share this fund as follows 5o% for me 40 for you while
the remaning 10% shall be for any expences we might incure during the
process of trying to retrive this fund from the security firm. I have all
necessary legal documents to backup any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealthrough.
May you please indicate your interest in this deal by sending your phone
number, Fax and Address for easier communication. I want to assure you, that
this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
through my contact email; royalchambers_442@keromail.com
My emails as soon as possible to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,

Barrister James Peters

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