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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.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: esido edward <esiedward02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 18:32:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: next of kin


Dear Anslinger,
I am Barrister Esido Edward, a solicitor at law. I am
the personal attorney to Mr. Pitt Anslinger , a national of
your country, who used to work with an oli Company in Nigeria.
Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and
their only daughter were involved in a car accident
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the
fund valued at US$13 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC, where this huge amount
were deposited. The said BANK has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next fourteen
official working days.
For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating
the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek the consent
to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,
since you have the same last name with my client, so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities
for transfer.
I have all necessary information and legal documents
needed to back you up for claim. All I require from
you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.Please get in touch with me through
this email address box for more details.
Best regards,
Barrister Esido Edward(SAN).



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