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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister frank sadiq" <barrfranksq@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrfranksadiq@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:20:57 +0000
Subject: HONNESTY

For Your Kind Attention:

Identity. Website: -
http//www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

I am barrister Frank Sadiq, private attorney to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, wife of the Nigerian
President Olusegun Obasanjo, who died on Sunday 23rd of October 2005 at a Hospital in Spain, she had traveled to Spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that surgery. As the personal attorney to the deceased, i handle every of her affairs, mostly properties and funds both domestic and in overseer’s. In this case my clients who left huge amount of Million GB Pounds Sterling and so many investment with my signatures abroad. Very soon my client's family will call me to account for my client's properties and fund offshore.
At this juncture, i seek your consent to present you as the benefactor to my client's fund deposited in Europe which i will disclose to you, since i have all the documents regarding the depositing of the funds. I will procure all necessary legal documentation that can be used to back up any claim we might make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, I promise that you and i can share the money 60/40%. Please awaiting your urgent response if you are interested. I believed my letter received a favorable consideration from you as I await your respond as soon as able possible. On your reply I will attach my copy of international passport for proper proof of my identity. Website: -
http//www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html
Best Regards,
Barrister Frank Sadiq.
Frank Sadiq& co
Legal Practitioners,
404 IBB Road,
Ikoyi Lagos,
Nigeria.


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