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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:
  • "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.
  • barristerpauldavis@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Imoh <markmozell@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:52:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY.


My name is Mr IMOH HORSE.I work with the African Development Bank [Nig]Plc.[A.D.B]as a group head treasury department.In the discharge of my duty,i stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for three good years now with a total sum of Ten Million Five Hundred thousand United State Dollars in it[$10.5million usd]. On my personal investigation,i discovered that the account holder died in air crash accident with his entire member family who should be the next of kin to the deposited amount.I am writing you so that we can work together to remite this amount of money into your own private and personal account.I will present you to my bank as the beneficiary/next of kin to the deceased, hence the depositor is a foreigner and has no trace to be found after several attempts.
It is simple which will take a short while to process,out side this the bank managment will confiscate this amount as uncleared effect and send it back to the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Coperation Account.
If i hear from you,i will detail you more about the money and the operational method we can use to effect the remitance of the money directly into your desired/located bank account provided you send to me an existing account number.

Bear it in mind that this business is for our mutual benefits therefore i have agreed to give to you 40% of the total amount while 55% comes to me,set aside 5% for expencese that may accure during the transaction process.

I contacted you because you bear the same name with the deceased our late client that makes it possible for us to claim the money without any suspect,i will also use my upper possition to make sure that every thing goese successfuly and also you email my lawyer with this mail box barristerpauldavis@yahoo.com for more information.


My best regards,

Mr IMOH HORSE..

[Chief head Treasury department [A.D.B] Branch office)


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