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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 us 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (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.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Tony Ibe <barrtny_ibe26@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barrtny_ibe3@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:37:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Regards,


From the desk of:(Barrister Tony N.Ibe)
Re:transfer of $26,100,000.00 US Dollars.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you, I am Barrister Tony N.Ibe,attorney to late engineer Denis lewis. I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

MY PROPOSITION

A foreigner, late engineer Denis, an oil merchant/contractor with the federal government of Nigeria, until his death 8 years ago in a ghastly car crash, has an account with a bank in Africa, my client has a balance of $26.1m (Twenty Six million, one hundred thousand
united states dollars only) which the bank now unquestionably expects it to be claimed by any available next-of-kin of the late beneficiary. Fervent efforts are being made by the bank to locate his next-of-kin without success and since I am his attorney, a letter was sent to me to provide his next of kin or relatives, which I tried but proved to no avail.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of late Engr. Denis next-of-kin (he had no wife and children) that the management under the influence of the chairman of the board of directors stated that the fund should be declared un-claimable.

I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next-of-kin to my late client so that the funds can be released to you as the beneficiary next-of-kin, all documents and proves to enable you get this fund $26.1m will be carefully worked out by me, So I am assuring you of a risk free involvement.

Pertaining the disbursement of the 26.1million us dollars, I am willing to let you have 30% of the total sum, while the rest will be for me and my source.Please your earliest respond will be highly appreciated.

Regards,
Barr.Tony Ibe.

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