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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:
  • "million 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.)
  • "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.
  • +2348033083577 (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.
  • barris_ter_hassan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hassan Abudu <hassan-du@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:45:04 +0100
Subject: TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE FREDDIE FICKLIN


TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE FREDDIE FICKLIN
Barrister Hassan Abudu & CO REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-mail:barris_ter_hassan@yahoo.com Tel: +234 8033083577 I am Barrister. Hassan Abudu, a solicitor at law, I am the personal attorney to Mr. Freddie Ficklin, anational of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in LAGOS-NIGERIA. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. And it happen that the Man registered to me as his personal attorney. Unfortunately the Man died in a motor accident which happened on the August 6, 2004 along Abeokuta express road. All occupants of the motor accident unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, This has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence i contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$60M (Sixty million united states dollars) left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the DIAMOND BANK NIG. PLC where this huge amount were deposited.
The said DIAMOND BANK NIG. PLC has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years and some months now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. There fore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through the above email for more details. Please! Please!! Please!!! Reply to my private e-mail (barris_ter_hassan@yahoo.com ) for security reasons.

Regards and God bless you,

Barrister Hassan Abudu
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