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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348088439151 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: collins douglas <collins_douglas19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <collinsdouglas111@bol.com.br>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 23:55:21 -0400
Subject: Dear Sir, Your Urgent assistance and response (From Douglas)



FROM COLLINSDOUGLAS CHAMBERSATTORNEY AT LAWLEGAL MATTERS AND JURISPRUDENCENOTARY PUBLIC,LEGAL ADVISER120 BROAD STREET,MARINALAGOS NIGERIATEL: +234-8088439151
Dear Sir,,
Please do not get embarrased by my mail as we have not met before. Pardon me if this mail does not met your personal Ethics.
I have an: OPEN MANDATE INHERITANCE CLAIM,HENCE I CONTACTED YOU AS MY LATE CLIENT HAS NO REGISTERED NEXT OF KIN. I am Barr. Collins Douglas, a solicitor at law, I am the personal attorney to Engr Ghandi Dandi,a national of your Country,who till his death was a contractor with Shell Nigeria (British Petroleum) and Chevron Nigeria Plc. On the 4th of May 2002, my client, his wife and their children were involved in a fatal air disaster, My Client and his family together with other people had boarded the Executive Airlines Services (EAS Airlines) which took off from Aminu Kano International Airport and crash at Gwamaja on the outskirts of Kano City killing all passengers on board}. Let me refer you to the front page of (BBC) World News of Saturday, 4 May 2002,You can check it through the website at bellow. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm

Engr Ghandi Dandi had a closing balance Of $5.5m (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in One Of His Domiciliary Accounts in a finance Bank here in my country.
I had to contact you for this project,since my late client has no known nextb of kin.I am contacting you to so that i can present you as his next of kin.In this,you will assist in repatriating the the sum of us$5.5m and properties left behind by my late client.

The finance house issued me a 12 month notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund/consignment confiscated, and this ultimatum expires in no distant time. I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now,hence i had to contact you. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this deposit valued at $USD 5.5 Million Dollars can be released to you and then you and I can share the money, 60% for me 40% for you. This is because this inheritance has an open Mandate (No Registered Next-Of-Kin). All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business through as i guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law. I hope you would not like to have this fund get confiscated by the finance house. All i need from you now is the following:- 1 YOUR FUL NAME2. YOUR AGE:- 3. MARITAL STATUS:-4. YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT ADDRESS:-5. YOUR PHONE NO# FOR OUR COMMUNICATION6. YOUR OCCUPATION:-7. YOUR POSITION:- With these information from you, I will start off this transaction by making you the Beneficiary next of kin to late Engr.Ghandi Dandi and apply for he claim in your behalf immediately. I wait for your urgent response.

Contact me immediately through my private mail or telephone line +234-8088439151 only. Sincerely yours,Barr. Collins Douglas.[LLB HONS.BL. LLM]TEL:- +234-8088439151 NB,Please be considerate enough to assist me.I know you will be enough trusted.
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