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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barronu2@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Anthony <barr_mark120@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barronu2@i12.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:20:18 +0100
Subject: Dear Snel,


Mark Anthony Chambers.23, Victoria Island way,IkoyiLagos -StateNigeria.

Our ref. au/ret/45673/49

Your ref.................

Attn, Sir / Madam Re: Next of kin to my late client, Mr. Larry Snel. I am Barrister Mark Anthony, a solicitor at law; I am the personal attorney to late Mr.Larry Snel, who used to work with shell - Development Company in Nigeria.
Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. On April 25th 2005, my client, his wife and three children were involved in a fatal train accident in Japan and this claimed their lives. Below are some site about the news of the train accident: Click on the web address:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/25/AR2005042500187.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4480031.stm Since after their death, I have made several enquiries to your embassy, to locate any of my client's extended relatives, but this has not been successful.
After several fruitless attempts to locate a member of his family, hence I contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank here, were this huge deposit was lodge. Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at [US15million dollars] has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days. As I have not been successful in locating the relative to my late client for the past few years, I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to my late client since you both have the same surname and you are capable of doing this transaction, so that the proceeds of this account valued at [15miilion dollars] can be paid to you, then you and I can share the money 60% for me,30% for you, while 5% will be used to offset all the expenses we may incurred in the course of this!
transaction including tax and 5% for the poorin your country. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up our claims.
All i require from you is your honest co-operation and transparency to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through email with the below information to enable me commence the process of actualising this transaction in your name. Your full name, Permanent residential address, occupation, Age, gender, Private Phone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction. Looking forward to your prompt response. get back to me through my private email address:barronu2@i12.com Best regards to you and your family. Thank you.


Barrister Mark Anthony
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