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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.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • eldereke3000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Elder Eke" <earlyriser1956@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:07:06 +0000
Subject: Looking forward to your quick response

Hello,

Do excuse me if this mail comes to you as an inconveniency as I am only
pressed as a matter of urgency to have contacted you through this means.
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach
you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication.
However this correspondent is unofficial and private and it should be
treated as such.

First, I will like to asure you that this transaction is 100% risk and
trouble free to both parties now and after the successful conclusion of this
transaction. As I will not like to tarnish my image or my reputation, the
modus operandi we shall adopt is guarranteed to ensure this.

I am Barrister Elder Eke., a solicitor at law. The personal attorney to a
national of your Country who used to work with Shell Oil Development Company
in Nigeria and recides there in Nigeria under dual citizenship. He and his
Family had visited London on the 2nd of July 2005 to see me here in London
but were unfortunately involved in the bomb blast of the 7th July, 2005. He,
his wife and two children were killed here in London as a result of this.

For refernce ,plesase visit this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings


Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has 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 repatriating the money and properties left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where his funds were deposited.

Particularly, the WEMA BANK OF NIGERIA PLC where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$23 Million dollars has issued me a mandate to provide the
next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next 6 weeks.

Since you bear the same last name with this my late Client and I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$23 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can
have the money. Bear in mind that the management of the bank is ready to
welcome anybody preferably a foreigner who has the correct information of
the account which I will give you immediately, if you indicate your sincere
willingness to handle this project with me.

If you are interested to work with me in good faith and honesty,or require
additional information , write me immediately and I will get back to you as
soon as possible. The ratio at which this fund will be shared is that 55%
will be for me, 40% to you while the remaining 5% has been set aside for
every expense that will be incurred in the course of this transaction.

Please include your phone number to enable me speak with you orally for more
clarification. I hope that you will guide me into a viable area of
investment in your Country as I wish to invest my share of these funds into
business when we conclude.

Kindly indicate your interest by responding to my private email box:
eldereke3000@yahoo.com

Looking forward to your quick response.

Barr. Elder Eke.

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