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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "% will be for you" (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.)
  • "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: David Ike <davidike46@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 20:03:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Please i want to hear from you ,verry urgent







BARRISTER DAVID IKE AT-LAW (Equal Right Chambers)
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES, NOTARY PUBLIC
Head Office: 2 Williams Street, SW,
Ikoyi, Lagos- Nigeria.

Dearest One, I am Barrister David Ike, A solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr. Reeves. W. john. On the October 5,1999, my clientwas involved in a trains crashed near Paddington Station,which is less than a mile north of Notting Hill. This is one of Britain's worst train crashes in fifty years.You can see the web of incedent.

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/10/99/london_train_crash/4655

I have contacted you to assist me, in repatriating most especially, themoney left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit is lodged, valued at 6.8 million dollars, which has issued me a notice to providethe Next of kin to my late client, or have the account confiscated. Since there is a government gazette/circular mandating/authorizing banks to place onhold or freeze any account containing huge sums of money that has been unserviceable for a reasonable period of time.This is geared towards forestalling capital flight from the economy.
My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of my named client,so that the proceeds of this account valued at 6.8 million Dollars can be paid to you, and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage.30% will be for you, 65% for me, 5% is earmarked for expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the fund.
All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
..Thanks
Barrister David Ike



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