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

Fraud email example:

From: "fred kingsley" <fredkingsleychambers45@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrfredkingsley@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:54:40 +0100
Subject: YOUR SINCERE ASSISTANCE URGENTLY NEEDED.

Barrister Kingsley Fred & Chambers.
147 Nnamdi Azikiwe way,
Victoria lsland, Lagos-Nigeria
PRIVATE E-mail:barrfred_esq@yahoo.fr

Dear Wouters,

I am Barrister KINGSLEY FRED a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. RICK WOUTERS, a national of your country,who used
to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) here in
Nigeria, here in shall be refered as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a ghastly auto accident along Sagamu Express Road,
and fortunately, all Occupants of the vehicle lost their lives. Since then
I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's
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 or any close name to
his, hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatrating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or
declared Unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the Finance House where the deceased had his account valued
at about US$13.500million dollars.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account
confiscated within the next twentyone official working days. Since I have
been
unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your
consent
to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same
last
name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$13.500 million
dollars
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money according to any
agreed ratio.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

PRIVATE EMAIL:barrfred_esq@yahoo.fr
IMMEDIATELY YOU READ THIS LETTER.
Best regards,
Barrister KINGSLEY FRED.

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