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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)
  • "million us dollars" (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 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.
  • barrcomrade_mark01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "comrade mark" <barrcomrade_mark009@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrcomrade_mark01@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:28:23 +0100
Subject: Dear haberkork. From Brrcomrade mark. Chambers ------ Urgent !!!.

From the desk of:
Comrade Mark. Chambers (Solicitor & Advocate)
Suite 8 Falomo Shopping complex, Lagos.

 

Reply Through This Email Address.(barrcomrade_mark01@yahoo.com).

 

Dear.haberkork.

 

I am Barrister Comrade Mark,(SAN) a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to late Engr haberkork David. a foreigner,who was a
contractor with Shell development company in Nigeria. On the 21st of
November 2002,my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a
car accident along sagamu express road,lagos.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. And since
then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his  name over the Internet,to locate any
member of his family hence contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged.

The Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $7.5million
US dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next thirty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3
years now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $7.5 million US dollars(Seven million five hundred
thousand united state dollars) can be paid to you and then you and i can
share the money. I have all necessary details that can be used to back up
any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and i from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by my email and send to me your telephone number
to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Reply Through This Email Address.(barrcomrade_mark01@yahoo.com).

Best Regards,
Barrister Comrade Mark.

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