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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348055655294 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barrister_robertpeters_san@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Robert Peters" <barrister_robertpeters_san@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister_robertsan@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:53:44 +0000
Subject: Att:Claim As Next Of Kin

>From The Desk Of Barr Robert Peters.
Barr Peters Chambers,
Etim Karimu Crescent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos. Nigeria
Tel:+234-80-556-552-94.

Dear Friend,


Compliment of the season,please accept my unsoilicited mail to
you.firstly,let me introduce myself to you.I am Barrister Robert Peters a
solicitor at law.I am the personal Attorney to Mr.Larry. a native of your
country,who is based and work with the LNG (liquified Natural Gas)company
here in Nigeria.. On the 2nd of March 2003, my client, his wife And their
two children were involved in a car accident along Sango Otta,Abeokuta
expressway.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.Since
then,I have requested for alot information to your embassy to locate any of
my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search for a person who can act
as the next of kin to my late client.

Henceforth,I contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where the fund was
deposited.Apparently,the finance institute where the deceased had an account
valued at about USD$7.2,000,000,00 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 and
the Bank where my late client deposited his entire fund,they are given me a
short time to present the next of kin to my late client.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 USD$7.2,000,000,00 million dollars can
be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.I am willing to
compensate you with 40% of the total funds while 50% will be for me to
invest in your country while 10% will be for any expenses that may be
incured between you or me during the process of transaction. I have all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

I am honorably seeking for your assistance as follows:

(1)I WANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY.
(2)I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve our goal.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law or interpol.So if you are
interested,kindly get in touch with me in my private mailbox
(barrister_robertpeters_san@yahoo.com )

1)YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS
2)YOUR MOBILE NUMBER
3)YOUR FAX NUMBER/PHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR OCCUPATION & AGE

to enable our further discussion about this
transaction.Thanks and
God bless you.
Best regards,
Barrister Robert Peters(SAN)


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