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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "30% for you " (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.
  • abesprivacy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER ABE DELE <abedele44@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <abesprivacy@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 17:57:05 +0000
Subject: My Dear


ABE DELE & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES
214/ G.R.A. APAPA
LAGOS NIGERIA.


My Dear,

Best compliments to you. I am Barrister Abe Dele, an attorney at law based here in lagos Nigeria, A deceased client of mine, by name Mr.Davis Hubbard, from your country who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died along side with his wife and there only daughter in a belview plane crash here in Nigeria.

I am contacting you to assist in transfering the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this deposit valued at $15.500,000.00 million dollars was lodged. This Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

I have tried all my possible best to locate any of my late client extended family or relation in his country through their embassy here in Nigeria, but all my efforts was abortive since the embassy was not able to provide valuable informations to this, again i received another letter from the Bank which states that i should present to them the next of kin of my late client , so that they can pay the $15,500, 000.00 to him as the beneficiary of the funds or the money will be converted into their Bank's tressury and will be regarded as uncliamed bills, which after then the funds can not be paid to any body and they also made this clear to me.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin and beneficiary of my named client, since MY CLIENT DIED WITHOUT ANY NEXT OF KIN OR CHILDREN, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you AS THE NEXT OF KIN to my late client. Then we can share this money. 30% for you and 70% for me.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be provided. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable the transfer of the funds into your account over there in your country, and understand that the late man is a forigner and since you are also a forigner, the security company will transfer the funds to you as the next of kin , and then I will meet with you in your country to take my share of 70% , I will prepare the legal backups.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law and understand that this transaction will not take your time. We need about 5 to 7 working days to round of the transfer. If this proposal offends your moral values, do accept my apology, but I must assure you that it is completely risk free. Please indicate your interest by replying to this email address: abesprivacy@yahoo.co.uk send the following informations to me.

FULL NAME :
TEL / FAX NUMBER :
ADDRESS:
SEX :
AGE:
OCCUPATION:

Best Regards,
Barrister Abe Dele. (Esq)
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