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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)
  • "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.)
  • "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.
  • frankmorgan5050@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: morgan <morgan@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: frankmorgan5050@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:43:29 -0700
Subject: From Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)


From Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)
PlPlot 456 Apapa Lagos-Nigeria

Dear Friend,


I am Barrister Frank Morgan; I am an attorney to a deceased
Immigrant,who was a business man/contractor in my country with the
Crude Oil sector of the government. Here in after shall be referred to
as my client. On the 6th of June 2002, my client, his wife and their
three Children died in the Kenyan Airways plane crash from U.A.E.Since
then I have been managing his properties, and a contract, which he
executed for the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Which I
monitored the payment as his attorney.


Now the money for the contract has been deposited in a bank which I
would want you to assist in repatriating before it gets confiscated by
the government, Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short
period of time. The deceased has an account Valued at $10.5 million
dollars (USD). Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 7 months now I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $10.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you, I and
his account officer would share the money, 45% to me and the
accountant, 45% for you, 10% for miscellaneous expenses that might
arise.


I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim
we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us to
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Below is the information needed from you so that I can star
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1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS
3. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR OCCUPATION
5. YOUR NATIONALITY
6. YOUR SEX
7. YOUR AGE
8. YOUR ID CARD OR PICTURE


Please get in touch with me by my E-mail address with your full names
and address, personal telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about this transaction. N.B. your response should be directed
to (frankmorgan5050@yahoo.it) for urgent attention.

Kindest Regards
Barrister Frank Morgan (ESQ).

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