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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:
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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.
  • mrsbredohoward005@myway.com
  • barrister_kenndy005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister kenndy" <barr_kenndy011@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:10:09 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION

Dear Friend,


I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but
it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear
with
me. My name is Barrister kenndy a legal practitioner and the
personalAttorney to late Mr. Raymond Beck who died in an air crash
along
With his wife Mrs. Doreen Beck on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian
airline 1990 with other passengers on board (May their soul rest in
peace).I
know that my client had no living kin but I went ahead and made several
Inquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives
but This has proved unsuccessful. You can
confirm this from the website below which was published by BBC;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm


I only did so to be double sure of this fact. I have contacted you to
assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before
they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Companywhere
these
huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
where
the deceased had an account valued at about $25 Million Dollars. The
Company
has issued me a notice that in the event that no next of kin comes up
For
the claim, the account will be confiscated after Seven years if not
Claimed
and we
have just about few months. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over Four years now I seek your consent to present
You as
the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued
at US$25 Million Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account
and
then you and me can share the money in the mode. 50% shall be for me
and 40%
for you and 10% shall be mapped out for expanses that are being made
within
the transfer.


I promise that I will assist you to secure all the necessary legal
documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee
that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you
from any breach of the law. Please your telephone and fax number
urgently
needed for further discussion.


Finally, endeavour to contact me through my private
e-mail:(mrsbredohoward005@myway.com)

(Barrister_kenndy005@yahoo.com ) for further
communications.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,

Yours truly,
Barrister kenndy marvel.

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