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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
• 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.
  • jwchambers123@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john williams" <barr_jwilliams33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jwchambers125@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:19:10 -0900
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED ALLAN BIKER

FROM THE DESK OF JOHN WILLIAMS CHAMBERS
PLEASE MY DEAR, IT IS VERY
VERY IMPORTANT YOU REPLY
TO THIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
jwchambers123@yahoo.com

 

Dear Biker

I am . John Williams,a barrister at law and the personal attorney to one Mr Allan Biker, a national of your country, who used to do some public relations projects with Shell oil Company here In nigeria. Mr.Allan Biker,shall thenceforth, be referred to as my client. On Monday, 17 August 2003,My client and his wife together with their only child were involved in a car accident along Ibadan express way two years after this ugly incident,I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives but these have also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the assets valued at US$12.5million. This funds were left behind by my client before they were declared unserviceable by the security finance firm where this huge deposits were lodged.The said financial institution has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the consignment seized
within ONE MONTH 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 hence both of you bear the same last name,so that the proceeds of his consignment can be realeased to you. On receipt of your positive response, I shall take 50 % of the totall money and you will take 45% while 5% will go for any expenses we both exprience in this transaction.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for this huge claims.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation 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 through undermention email:jwchambers123@yahoo.com
Best regards, Barrister. John Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

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