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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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348052250995 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • harry_george112@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Harry George <harry_george27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harry_george112@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:12:31 +0000
Subject: RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE



FROM: HARRY GEORGE(ESQ)
EGOM & Associates,
10 HARRY layout Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria.
TEL:234-805-225-0995. a
email:harry_george112@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am really very sorry to balge into your privacy in this
form.Howeveri seek your pardon for that, this is because i have know
other alternative.
I am Barrister HARRY GEORGE, a Nigeria ,the Personal attorney to one
deceased immigrant from your country, who is based in London for a
holidays, also referred to as my client.
On the 12th of July 2003, my client, his wife and their only Child
died in the train bomb blast along Edgware road Uk.Some of his
properties,which he put out for sale. which I monitored the payment as
his attorney, has been bought and paid for.
Now the money paid was deposited into his Local account here in
Nigeria.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable byhis bank, this is because all effort i made since three years agoto get any of his relation who will stand as a next of kin was not successful,however in my process of thinking of what to do in other to make sure his account worth 17.5 Million Dollars does not get confiscated by his bank, i deciced to searchthe internet.
I in my opinion concluded to contact you to stand as the next of KIN to
my late client, though am very sure that you are not related tohim but
for the similarities of names this proposal can be carried
out succesfully with your kind assistance.
The bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or
have the account confiscated within 14 official working days.
My late client has an account valued at 17.5Million Dollars,Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 3years now and the
bank has giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin to my late client, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at us$,17.5Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and I
can share the money. 50% to me and 40% for you and 10% for
miscellaneous
expenses that might arise towardsthis transaction.
I have all necessary information/ documents that can be used to back up
the claim.
TO ENABLE US OBTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME SEND THE FOLLOWINGS:
1. FULL NAMES.
2.AGE.
3.CONTACT ADDRESS.
4.TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
5.EMPLOYER,ADDRESS/POSITION.
If my request is granted please get back to me on my private email:harry_george112@yahoo.com
* PLEASE, NOTE THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE YOUR MONEY VIA OUR FOREIGN
OFFICES IN ASIA ,EUROPE AND AMERICA, IF THE NEED BE.
Once again, i would appreciate if you can get back to me on my private
email because of how confidential this proposal is. my private email
still remains:harry_george112@yahoo.com
Best Regards
BARR HARRY GEORGE.
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