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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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.)
• 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.
  • unitrust@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uni trust" <unitrust1979@mailqatar.com>
Reply-To: <unitrust@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:55:40 +0300
Subject: RE: YOUR URGENT RESPONS NEEDED...



Attn; Pls.
I am Barrister Bello Bayo Adams (Esq), the Personal Attorney to a foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. http://www.oil.com/ .
On the 11th of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer Duane
Goins,an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria,
until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American
Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Losgeles,
California,crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with
86 people on board.

All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I
have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locateany of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, Idecided to trace his relatives over the Internet,

to locate any member of his family but of no avail.Then I have to contact
you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued atabout
US$17Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, relatives so
that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated within
the next twenty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$17Million can be paid to you
and then you and I can share this money.60% to me and 30% to you,while 10%
should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.

All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information
for the transfer in your favour.

YOUR FULL NAME: ..................................
MAILING ADDRESS: .......................
STATE/COUNTRY: .........................
COMPANY NAME: .........................
OCCUPATION..........................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS: ................

For easy communicating for each others I await your kindresponse,Please if
you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me, And note that
the nurture of this deal needs a very top secrecy Best. Your quick
response will be highly appreciated. Please act fast
and contact me via my private email address,( unitrust@o2.pl ).


YOURS FAITHFULLY
Barrister Bello Bayo Adams (Esq).
Attorney at law.

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