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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:
  • "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.)
  • "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.
  • clement_peters1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "clement pet" <clement_pet55@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: clement_peters1@myway.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:51:19 -0400
Subject: CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE LARRY

Barrister clement peters.
clement peters& Barr Associate
Lagos Nig Attorney Avenue,
Plot 67 Rd Lagos Nig.


Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Clement Peters,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry , A
foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria,On the
2nd of March 2000, my client, his wife And their three children were
involved in a car accident along Port Harcourt Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet,to
locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist me in repartrating the money left behind by
my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
finance house where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued at
about 17.2 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days.
since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 4years now
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $17.2 million dollars can be
paid to you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
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 my secured and confidential e-mail address at
clement_peters1@myway.com please i need your reply for further informations
you may need to know.

Best Regards.
Barrister clement peters

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