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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)
  • "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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
• 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.
  • keyamo_ptrs@yahoo.co.uk
  • 3akeyamo_ptrs@yahoo.co.uk
  • keyamopeters@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "keyamo peters" <keyamo.ptrs9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: keyamopeters@myway.com
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:29:47 -0700
Subject: Inheritance Claim


BARRISTER KEYAMO PETERS
LAW COUNSELLORS & NOTARY PUBLIC.
NO 32 CREEK ROAD, APAPA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL- ADDRESS:keyamo_ptrs@yahoo.co.uk <ADDRESS%3Akeyamo_ptrs@yahoo.co.uk>
keyamopeters@myway.com

Attn:Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Keyamo Peters. Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to the
Late Engr.John Hung, an American national ,who used to work with National
Oil as an expatriate here in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2003,my client,a
widower and his only child were involved in an automobile
accident.Unfortunately non of them survived the accident.

Since then I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I resorted to using the internet to trace his
relatives and believing too that by this means i may be lucky enough to find
his relative or any member of his family, hence I contacted you.I know God
works in mysterious ways,maybe you can help and We get this fund for
ourselves.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,the Bank where the
deceased had a cash deposit of 10.5 million dollars has issued me a notice
to provide the Inheritor or have the Fund confiscated .

Except I present the Inheritor it will be then impossible to ever make the
claim hereafter. Since I have been Unsuccessful in locating his relatives,I
seek your consent to present you as the legitimate Inheritor of my late
client, since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this amount valued
at $10.5 million dollars can be released to you and then you and i can
share the money. 50% to me and 35% to you, 5% should be for expenses or tax
as your government may require,while 10% will be used to fulfill late John's
wish by helping the poor/needy.

I have all necessary documents that can be used to back up this claim at the
bank legally.All I require is your sincerity/honesty to enable us see this
inheritance claim through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement. To commence this transaction therefore,I would
require the following.Your full legal names,Contact Address and Telephone
number for onward communication. The above information will be used to swear
an affidavit of oath on your behalf and make a formal application at the
bank,as a matter of procedure for the immediate release of the inheritance
fund to your nominated bank account.

Please get in touch with me through my email address above to enable us
discuss further.

Best Regards,
Barr.Keyamo Peters.

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