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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • barrfrankrichard_law@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Richard <transparentmarbles_law_29@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <barrfrankrichard_law@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:28:39 +0000
Subject: Stand As Next Of Kin To Alfonzo Family



FROM THE DESK OF FRANK RICHARD CHAMBERS. (Solicitor Advocate and Notary public) Frank Richard & Associates,Office Add:Plot 136b of Ajose crescent opp Damilola Plaza Lagos Nigeria, Office Mail: barrfrankrichard_law@hotmail.comMotto:JUSTICE & CONSTITUTIONALITY. RE:SOLICITING YOUR INTEREST AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY INHERITOR. MY HISTORY, Frank Richard is the North of Nigeria leading law firm with 65 Partners and, in altogether, 688 staff. Covering the full range of Legal Services.Banking & Commercial Lending, Chemicals, Commercial, E-Commerce,Litigation, Financial Planning, Tax, Construction &Engineering, Employment, Pensions Law, Information Technology, Environment & Safety,Agriculture and Corporate Recovery. ATTENTION: As mentioned in the subject matter, I have an obscure business interest to share with you. It’s understandable that you might be a little apprehensive because you do not know me. I am Frank Richard, a solicitor at law and personal attorney to late Engineer David Alfonzo, a national of your country, who was hereinafter called my client. My deceased client made some fixed deposit valued (Six Million Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) GBP 6,400, 000.00, in a bank in Africa. Upon maturity legal responsibilities, I have been given a deadline mandate by the bank director to provide the next of kin and beneficiary to the fund hence failure to do that, the funds will be confiscated and declared unserviceable by the Bank and government of NIGERIA, regards to this, I have exhaustively made efforts to locate the next of kin/beneficiary, or any relative of my deceased client all to no avail and not successful. My purpose of contacting you is to seek your consent and to present you to the bank as the next of kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund. MODALITIES; I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successfully, I will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin/beneficiary to the fund interlaid that will enable onward transfer to your local account in your country. We are going to adopt a legalized method in the whole matter that will protect you from any breach of the law. There is a reward for this project and it is a task worth undertaking. However, if the proposal does not conform with your Ethics please, do accept my sincere apologies. If on the contrary, could you kindly open a correspondence with me, after which I shall furnish you with more information on this operation.Paraventure you are interested in this proposal do please fill the detailed form below, and please forward all future correspondence to my private email address barrfrankrichard_law@hotmail.com PERSONAL DATA FULL NAMES:________________________________________GENDER____________________________________________DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________NATIONALITY: _______________________________________COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________FAX NUMBER:________________________________________OCCUPATION:________________________________________POSITION HELD:______________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________ I look forward to your mutually beneficial partnership. Due regards to your family. With God all things are possible. Hope to hear from you as you receive this mail. I hope this mail will be given the desire consideration. Yours in service, Attorney Frank Richard (Esq.) LLB Nig, BL
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