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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • smithadams_001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "adams_smith" <adams_smith@wooow.it>
Reply-To: smithadams_001@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 19:23:32 +0100
Subject: REPLY DEAR (INHERITANCE) AS NEXT OF KIN



FROM:-BARR SMITH ADAMS
A.SMITH CHAMBERS
ADDRESS:- 10 IKORODU ROAD
LAGOS- NIGERIA
Email:- smithadams_001@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you,
as we have not met before. I am Barrister Adams Smith, a
solicitor at
law, I am the personal attorney to Engineer Gimple Ice , a
national of your Country,who used to work with Mobil oil
Nigeria plc.
Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
On the 4th of May 2002, my client, his wife and their
children were involved in a fatal air disaster, My Client
and his
family together with other people's had boarded the
Executive Airlines
Services (EAS Airlines) which took off from Aminu Kano
International
Airport and crash at Gwamaja on the outskirts of Kano City
killing all
passengers on board}. Let me refer you to the front page of
(BBC) World
News of Saturday, 4 May 2002,You can check it through the
website at
bellow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has been unsuccessful. I
came across
your name and contact, while I was searching for Gimple's
relations,
since my search did not yield the desired result, I had to
contact
you for this project.I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the
money and properties left behind by my client before they
get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance house
where these
funds were deposited. Particularly, the finance house where
the
deceased has an account valued $USD 18. 4 million Dollars,
last year
issued me a 12 months notice to provide the Next of Kin or
have the fund
consignment confiscated, and this altimatum expires by next
month.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over two
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
proceed of
this deposit valued at $USD 18.4 Million Dollars can be
released to you
and then you and I can share the money, 50% for me 45% for
you, and the
remaining 5% will be for expenses and tax.

Furthermore, he made the money in one of the Oil deals he
had with our Oil Minister. Also the family picture of
Engr.Gimple can
be provide to you if needed. This is just to proof to you
that my proposal
is genuine. I will also process all necessary legal
documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make, as soon
as I receive
your below required information. All I require is your
honest
co-operation to enable us see this business through. I
guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect
you from anybreach of the law.

1. Full name and address:-
2. Your private telephone and fax number:-
3. Your Age and sex:-
4. Your occupation:-

With these informations from you, I will proceed with this
transaction as the next of kin to late Engr. Gimple Ice ,
Immediately.
I also believe that it is (GOD) who join us together for
this
transaction, and I also pray for (GOD) to give us the spirit
of been
honest to ourselves by the successful end of this
transaction. I wait for your
urgent response. Contact me via E-mail:
smithadams_001@hotmail.com

Sincerely yours,
Barr. Smith Adams.
[LLB HONS.BL. LLM]
E-mail: smithadams_001@hotmail.com

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