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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: SANDRA COKER <sandra.coker6@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <sandracoker@strompost.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:13:12 +0100
Subject: URGENT!!!



DEAR SIR MY NAME IS MRS SANDRA COKER I AM A LAWYER BY PROFESSION. I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FROM A RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL.PLEASE I WANT YOU TO BE REST ASSURED THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVING THIS TRANSACTION. I AM A LAWYER TO MOHAMED IBRAHIM HE IS FROM UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND HE WAS A CONTACTOR TO THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT REGISTERED WITH THE NIGERIAN ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (N.E.P.A). IN THE YEAR 2005 HE WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEPA PORTS. THE CONTRACT WAS VALUED AT SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($M6.800.000 USD) ONLY. IT HAPPEND THAT MR MOHAMED IBRAHIM MY CLIENT DIED IN A PLANE CRASH WHILE RETURNING FROM ABUJA ON DECEMBER I0th 2005.I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INFORM THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT THAT MOHAMED IBRAHIM HAD SOME OTHER FOREIGN PARTNERS THAT EXECUTED THE CONTRACT WITH HIM, RIGHT NOW THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO KNOW WHO ARE THE PARTNERS TO MY LATE CLIENT MOHAMED IBRAHIM AND ALSO THE ACCOUNT WERE THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY THIS CONTRACT PAYMENT INTO. BASED ON THESE I WILL WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN CLAIMING THESE FUNDS WITH YOUR ACCOUNT,I HAVE TENDED ALL DOCUMENTS REGARDING TO THIS CONTRACT TO THE GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE ONLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE PARTNERS OF LATE MR MOHAMED IBRAHIM WHO HAD NO NEXT OF KIN HERE IN NIGERIA. PLEASES I PERSONALLY WANT YOU TO SEND ME YOUR FULL BANK DETAILS , HOME AND OFFICE ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR WE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS NOBLE TRANSACTION AM HERE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN ORDER AND I WILL ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL ARRIVE TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS WE CLAIM THIS MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASES SIR TELL ME HOW YOU WOULD WANT ME AND YOU TO SHARE THIS MONEY AND ALSO TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR PERSON .PLEASES KEEP THIS MATTER CONFIDENTIAL. AS SOON AS YOU FORWARD ALL YOUR DETAILS TO ME I WILL FORWARD IT TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICE AND I WILL ADVISE YOU WHAT TO DO NEXT. I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU FOR MORE CONFIDENTIAL ISSUE. YOURS SINCERELY BARRISTER MRS SANDRA COKER
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