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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:
  • "you are advice to send" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (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.
  • barristerazeez1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "azeez moore" <barristerazeez01@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:43:23 +0000
Subject: Dear Mcguire.

Barrister Azeez Moore.
Principal Partner,
AZEEZ MOORE & CO.

Hello,

I am Barrister Azeez Moore, personal attorney to the late Patrick A,Mcguire
a foreign construction engineer who was resident here in Nigeria. My client
died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in
December 2004. Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI
DISASTER)http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.diaster/ On the 6th of
January 2005,I received a phone call as his personal Attorney which broke
the tragic news of my clients death in the Tsunami disaster. Since then I
have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives.

This has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his relatives over the internet hence I contacted you. I seek your
consent and assistance in repatriating money left behind by Mr.Patrick A
Mcguire before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where the deposit is lodged. The deposit is valued US$7,500,000.00 (Seven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) and it is lodged
with Standard Trust Bank Plc.

The bank has issued me an ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of the deceased
to inherit the funds or have the account declared unserviceable. I here by
seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin of the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this account valued US$7,500,000.00 can be
transferred to you as inheritance, and thereafter you and me will share the
money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% will be donated to the Tsunami
Disaster Charity Fund.

I have necessary legal documents that will be used to support claim of the
inheritance from the bank. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see the transaction through. I guarantee that the transaction will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.

Please you are advice to send your reply to my alternative email address
:-Email: barristerazeez1@yahoo.co.uk


thanks you.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Azeez Moore.
Principal Partner,
AZEEZ MOORE & CO

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