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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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: Mr Eke Duru <mr_18ekeduru@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <eke_duru352@yahoo.it>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:36:09 +0000
Subject: SOURCE OF MONEY



FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER EKE DURU,9th FLOOR FLAT 4 AFE ALORUN24 ILUPEJI WAY IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA. Dear Friend. I am Barr Eke Duru a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Mark T,a national of your country, who used to work with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation. Hereinafter as panda be referred to as my client. On May 2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Port Harcourt-Owerri Express Way. All occupants of the vehicle 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 Afterthese several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name 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$5.1million left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Firm has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days. For the factthat I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, since you have the same last name with my client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. All I require from you is your honest cooperation and they are: 1. Your Full Name.2. Your Direct Phone and Fax Number.3. YourMailing address.4. Your Complete E-mail address.5. Your Age. And I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Best Regards,Barrister Eke Duru.
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