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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • barr.kemp_mola06@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mola kemp <mola-kemp7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr.kemp_mola06@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:43:29 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONDED IS HIGHLY NEEDED?





FROM BARRISTER KEMP MOLA
CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS ESQ 34/38 BELLO ROAD LAGOS NIGERIA.
Email: barr.kemp_mola06@yahoo.fr
GOODDAY,
I am BARRISTER KEMP MOLA (ESQ) Solicitor and Notary Public. I am the Personal Attorney to MR.JAMES CLEE, who is a National of your country, who used to work with Oil Company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their only son involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$3.8, 000,000:00) Three Million eight hundred United States Dollars. Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time. Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you bear the same name with him, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US$3.8 million dollars) can be paid to you for both of us to share the money; 55% to me and 35% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup the claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my email to enable us discuss further and I will also like you to indicate your interest by sending your: (a) Full name and address, (b) Your private telephone and fax number, (c)Age and sex.
(d) Your occupation With these information’s from you, we will proceed with this transaction as the next of kin to late Mr.James Clee.

BEST REGARDS.

BARRISTER KEMP MOLA(ESQ).
PLS REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:( barr.kemp_mola06@yahoo.fr ) FOR SECURITY REASONS.

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