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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.)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348036196087 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dammymark300@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dammy Mark" <d-mark1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dammymark300@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:37:45 +0000
Subject: Greetings Dear Schrier

FROM THE DESK OF:
Barrister Dammy Mark Esq.
Dammy Mark and Associates (Attorney at law)
10 Thomas Street,
Surulere, Lagos-Nigeria.
(BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS-AT-LAW)
EMAIL: dammymark300@hotmail.com

Greetings Dear Schrier,

Please Permit me to contact you through this medium. I am Barrister Dammy Mark,a solicitor at-law. I was the personal attorney to one of my late clients Mr.Fredrick Schrier, that used to work with an indigenous company here in my country and who shares the same last name with you. In summer 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in an Plane crash while on a picnic-trip. Unfortunately, all occupants of the plane lost their lives.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash/

Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.  After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any exact matched surname hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in receiving and accommodating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.  My deceased client had an account balance with his bank valued at about US$15.5million, and I have been issued a notice as his attorney to provide his next of kin or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives; I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account (US$15.5million) can be paid to you. You and I can then share the money 50% to me and 50% for you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate/risk-free arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.

However, send the following information's immediately this information's will enable me to file application in your favour to the bank as the next of kin to my late client and process all the necessary documentations for our claims.

1. Your full names, contact address and phone and fax numbers.
2. Age and Occupation.
3. Bank Name,address,Phone and Fax Number.

I await your positive response to my private email address: dammymark300@hotmail.com as soon as you read this email. Tel- 011-234-8036196087 or +234-8036196087

Best Regards,
Barrister Dammy Mark (ESQ).

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