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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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • barristerbankolechambers@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Bankole Chambers" <barristerbankolechambers@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:13:01 -0600
Subject: NEXT OF KIN NEEDED / INHERITANCE

From The Desk Of
Barrister Tunji Bankole
234-1477-1017
Email...barristerbankolechambers@yahoo.com

 

Dear Sir / Madam,  
 
I am Barr. Tunji Bankole,a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.David    a national of your country,who used to work with Aspanda Contruction Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
 
On the 21st of April 2003, my client,his wife and their only daughter who was surpossed to be their next of kin were all involved in a Auto crash along Old Ojo Road . All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
 
Since then I have made several enquiries to the embassy here to locate any of my client extended relatives,families and well wishers but has proved abortive .
After all unsuccessful attempts, I then decided to contact you as you are having the same last name so that we could both work together and achieve this aim, so that the fund worth US$10.5 Million Dollars Deposited by my cleint in a local bank here in Nigeria could be transfered into your account based on my verification to the bank . Be informed that I have all legal information needed to back you up for claim.
 
Your role is to furnish me with your full names and address , direct telephone and fax numbers and your final assurance that you wont sit on this fund as soon as its been remitted to your account as all my hope in legal and life time depends on this deposit and note that is going to be perfected on a legal atmospher that will suite both side in future .
 
Finally , you are advice for further contact to direct all communication trend to my alternative email; (barristerbankolechambers@yahoo.com ) or better still call my direct mobil line as stated above .
 
Best regards.
 
Barr  Tunji Bankole

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