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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:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Albert Peters <albert_peters30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <albert_peters04@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:19:17 +0000
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME.



Albert Peters & Associates
{Solicitor & Advocate}
1 Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
I am Barr. Albert Peters, a solicitor at law. I was the personal attorney to late Engineer Pitt Killen an American, who tills his death Worked with Willbros, a U.S oil engineering firm which is a Shell subcontractor here in Nigeria. On Saturday, 18 February last year 2006, Eng. Pitt and Eight (8) other foreign oil workers were abducted by militia groups active in the Niger Delta Region, on the process of negotiation by the Federal Government and the Militant Group unfortunately, Eng. Pitt died.
PLEASE FIND FACT ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE BELOW.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4726680.stm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0855a05c-ab4f-11db-b5db-0000779e2340,
_i_rssPage=fc3334c0-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html

The time of his death, Eng. Pitt had a deposit of $8.5 Million Dollars with a security company in London and another $8.5 Million Dollars with another security company in India which was proceed of contracts he just concluded with the Nigerian Ports authority (NPA). These deposits were marked personal effects and no body in the security company new that it was money.
.Unfortunately, till this moment no one has come as his relation or next of kin for this fixed deposit lodged in by my late client with the Finance companies. The repatriation is as a result of a fourteen days notice (ultimatum) that has been issued to me by the Finance company requesting me to present to them a next of kin to my late client so that the consignment will be claimed. Failure to do that after the expiration of the ultimatum will result in the confiscation of the consignment by the finance Company.
I humbly request your attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of kin or beneficiary to his deposit. It is not a very difficult thing. All we need is to secure a Change of Ownership and Affidavit of Claim, file in an application for the release of the fund through the Probate Office in your name. It does not necessarily mean that you must be here to conclude the deal but I will prepare the necessary documents in your favor. It will be required that you will travel to the security company in London or India to pick up the fund depending on where you will like to travel.
Please contact me as quickly as possible. I will like to let you know that the sharing ratio will be 40% for you 50% for me and 10% to any charity Organization.
More over, I would want you to feed me with the following details:
1. Your Full name: 2. Your Address: 3. Age: 4. Sex: 5. Occupation 6. Mobile and Phone Number/ Fax if any:
Furthermore, what I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transactions through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Barrister Albert Peters.
Albert Peters Law Chambers
{Solicitor &Advocate}




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