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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (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. )
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "barrister" (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.
• 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.
  • lawchambers_11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrj.k.royal_c@terra.es" <barrj.k.royal_c@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:49:30 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY



FROM:BARRISTER J.K.
ROYAL CHAMBERS
20-23 AWOLOWO ROAD
IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL: lawchambers_11@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,
I am highly delighted to be in contact with you and
sorry for the embarrassment this mail might be to you
as we have not met or known each other before.

Firstly,let me introduce myself.I am Barrister
J.K.Clark Esq.,an attorney of law. I am the personal
attorney to late Mr.Roy J.,a national of your
country, possibly could be your brother or close
relation, who used to work with Anglo-Dutch oil giant,
Shell Petroleum and Development Company(SPDC) in
Nigeria,here-in-after shall be referred to as my
client.

On the 23rd of August 2002, my client, his wife and
their two children were involved in a plane crash in
2002 through the EAS airline,you may visit the
following websites to read more about the incidence.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html

Since then I have made several inquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives
but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contacted you.I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated,frozen or declared unserviceable by the
bank where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, one of the commercial Bank here where
the deceased had an investment account valued at
Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only (US$12,500,000:00).The management of the
Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account frozen within the next ten[10]
official working days or have his fund confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over one year now, I seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name with him so that the
proceeds of this account valued at U.S$12,500,000.00
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the
money on 60%/40% basis.It is instructive to note that
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we might make.

And these I must do to make sure that this fund is
not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect all
parties involved from any breach of the law.

Please your favourable reply is urgently needed
through my private email address of "
lawchambers_11@yahoo.co.uk " stating your private
address and telephone and fax numbers.

Best regards,

Barrister J.K.CLARK, Esq. (SAN)





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