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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 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +2348064180903 (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.
  • bncn2003@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Mark <davidmk47@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bdavidmark@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:43:17 -0600
Subject: Urgent reply



DAVID'S & ASSOCIATESSOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES214/ GRE APPAPA LAGOS NIGERIA.POST CODE 23401TELEPHONE: 234-806-418-0903E-MAIL: bncn2003@yahoo.com

Hello Dear ,

How are you today ?,and how are your family?,hope you are all doing fine? If so glory be to God .
I am Barrister David Mark, an attorney at law based here in lagos Nigeria, A deceased client of mine, by name Mr. Pitt from your country who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related illness but before his death ,his entire family was involved in the last bomb explossion in lagos nigeria, so this means that after the death of his children and wife , when he returned from a bussines trip and was told about the bomb incident, he went straght into sickness and developed a heart related illness until he finaly died at the saint nicolas hospital here in lagos nigeria .

I am contacting you to assist in transfering the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the BANK where this deposit valued at $15,500,000.00 million dollars was lodged. This BANK has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

I have tried all my possible best to locate any of my late client extended family or relation in his country through their embassy here in nigeria, but all my efforts was abortive since the embassy was not able to provide valuable informations to this, again i received another letter from the BANK which states that i should present to them the next of kin of my late client , so that they can pay the $15,500, 000.00 to him as the beneficiary of the funds or the money will be converted into the their BANK'S tressury and will be regarded as uncliamed bills ,which after then the funds can not be paid to any body and they also make this clear to me in the letter .

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client,since MY CLIENT DIED WITHOUT ANY NEXT OF KIN OR CHILDREN, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you AS THE NEXT OF KIN . Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. 50% TO YOU AND 50% TO ME AS PARTNERS.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable transfer of the funds into your account over there in your country,and understand that the late man is a foriener and since you are also a foriener,the security company will transfer to you the funds as the next of kin ,and then i will meet with you in your country to take my share of 50% ,i will prepare the legal backups , and understand that everything will be done legaly and as soon as the whole funds are transfered to your account i n your country,i will fly in to meet with you for sharing which i have indicated to you already in this proposal that we will share the money 50% to you and 50% to me.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law of my country or your country and understand that this transaction will not take your time ,will be complete in estimated time of 7 working days upon your aceptance and co-operation with this proposal.

My late client was not a Nigerian and in this a Nigerian can not stand as his next of kin ,this is the reason i am contacting you since you are also not a Nigerian it will be aceptable by the security company to pay to your account the funds as beneficiary and next of kin to my late client . If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology, but i must indicate that this transaction has nothing to do with crime or risk , it is completely risk free .

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

send to me your

FULL NAME ............................
MOBILE NUMBER......................
FAX NUMBER ..................................ADDRESSS.....................................SEX....................................AGE................................

Reply immediately via my private email: bncn2003@yahoo.com

Best Regards,Barrister David Mark (Esq.)
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