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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347037941824
• 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.
  • wwwcomingcomings@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BAWALKSIN GODWIN" <barr.bawalksin2001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:10:32 -0700
Subject: PLEASE REPLY MY CLIENT SEEM"S TO BE YOUR RELATION


Hello


Dear, Sir

I am Barrister Godwin Bawalksin , the Personal Attorney to Mr. Phillip
martins a national of
Your country and a co founder of (EXTANAL OIL & GAS MACHANT PLC). Here in
Nigeria...
On the 21st of April 2005, Mr. Kim, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car
Accident along Lokja Abuja Express Way on his way back from a holiday trip
with his family
With his caravan.unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client's
Extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After several
unsuccessful attempts, I
Decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his
family
but to no avail, now because of your surname I contacted you to see if
theirs any link.
Sir, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client
Before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
these huge deposits were lodged. I have every document of the deceased, his
life insurance and deposits in his
Fixed accounts worth about twenty seven million pound sterling.
The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within
the next twenty official working days.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you are from the
Same country. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim
We may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this work
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 by email to enable us discuss further.


Yours Faithfully.
Barrister Godwin Bawalksin
+2347037941824
wwwcomingcomings@sify.com
NB: Please indicate your full interest by including
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number
and your full details.

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