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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: karimu karimu <kari_mu_3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <Abdulkarimu_u@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:50:34 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU



Barrister Abdul
karimu
EQUITY CHAMBERS & CO.
Address: 79, Wilmer Street
Ikoyi
Lagos Nigeria.


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am
Barrister Abdul karimu of EQUITY CHAMBERS & CO.This mail is written and
intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late
Client. My Deceased Client Richard Burson, (77, Venice Isles FL,USA) He made a
fixed Deposit of Funds valued at USD 10m(tenMillion United States Dollars
Only)with a Bank here in Nigeria.Unfortunately lost his life aboard Egypt Air
Flight 990, which crashed in to the Atlantic Ocean on October
31st,1999(news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and left no clear
beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit
still with me. All efforts by me to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive
because he did not make any will prior to his death.

The Governing Body of
the BANK has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin
to lay claims to the Fund.
Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you,I
shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late
client's fund will not be confiscated by the BANK or to be misused by corrupt
government officials.I propose a sharing formula of 50/50 if you will agree to
stand in as the next of kin and have the funds deposited into any account that
you will provide.
Please make available to
me your Phone numbers and fax, your full names and address, your job description
and title so that i can get started with the documentations.

Thank you very
much for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Barrister Abdul
karimu


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