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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • +22997075988 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • barrnrobert07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barr_nrobert@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:06:39 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20Re=3AI=20NEED=20YOUR=20KIND=20CO=2DOPERATION=20?=


FROM BARRISTER NELSON ROBERT ESQ
Principal Attorney "NEL CHAMBERS "
legal practitioner and solicitor,
C/ 306 MINOTE BP 1047
Industriel Quartier des Elites,
Cotonou-Benin Republic.
Private Tel: +229 97 07 59 88
Private E-Mail: barrnrobert07@gmail.com
Dear Friend,

I am Barr. Nelson Robert, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Late
Mark Rothstein, a citizen of your country, who was a contractor and agent
of SONACOP OIL Company in Cotonou Benin. [West Africa] .On the 26th December
2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a plane
crash Boeing 727 in a Cotonou after take off from Cotonou international
airport in Benin Republic while traveling with his family to their country
through Beruit line for new year celebration. In Which my client and his
family unfortunately lost their lives in the clash.For more on the plane
crash log on to

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

My client executed contract supply of Oil, Fuels and Bitumen valued at Thirty
Six Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Only. (US$36, 350 000.00) which
was paid into his account before the untimely death. The Management of
Diamond Trust Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or
have the account frozen after certain period of time.

I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I was motivated to contact you. I request for your assistance
to stand as the next of kin to my let client to enable the bank release
and repatriating the money left behind by my late client before the account
get declared dormant and unserviceable or confiscated by the bank management
as unclaimed fund.

I am seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the earnings of this account valued at US$36, 350 000.00
can be transferred into your account. Both of us shall benefit 50% shares
respectively for our individual efforts.

As the personal attorney to the deceased client, i am giving you the assurance
that this transaction will be handled with maximum legitimate way, because
I handled every legal documents of this contract supply and have all the
necessary legal information or Documents that can be used to back you up
for the claim. And these I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted
or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honesty, co-operation
to enable us see this transaction through.

Once more I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law, now the bank management
had given me notice to present the accredited next of kin to the bank account,
which you should understand that there will be no much interference provided
that I as the personal lawyer to the account holder give you full legal
recommendation.

Therefore, Get back to me with the following information of yours for proper
Identifications, and to prepared legal backup for this claim on your behalf
which I should submit to the bank immediately.

Your Full Name and Address,
Your Age,
Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication Purpose.

Thanks for understanding, waiting to hear from you urgently for more updates
through my private email address as indicated.

Best Regards,

Barr. Nelson Robert Esq.
Private Tel: +229 97 07 59 88
Private E-Mail: barrnrobert07@gmail.com

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