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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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • collinsego_100@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: collins ego <collinsegodjkffggfgf@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <collinsego_100@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:37:36 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY



Dear Sir/Madam,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This isbecause we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you thisemail by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutualbenefit to the two of us.
However, I am Barrister Collins Ego,the personal Attorney to the lateEngr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work withShell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st ofApril 1996, my client,his wife And their three children were involved ina car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of theccident,Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies tolocate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also provedunsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace hisrelatives over the Internet to locate any member of hisfamily but of noavail,hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property leftbehind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legalpractice that you are the only surviving relation of my lient.Otherwise theEstate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable bythe bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued atabout $27million U.S dollars(twenty seven million U.S.Americadollars).Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next ofkin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official workingdays.
since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for overseveral years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kinof the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at$27million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then youand me canshare the money. 55%to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses ortax as your government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up anyclaim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable ussee this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of thelaw.Please get in touch with me by my email (collinsego_100@yahoo.fr) to enable us discussfurther.
1,Your Name2,House Address3,Your Phone/Fax Number4,Your Age and Gender5,Your occupation
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Collins Ego (Esq).

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