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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 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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • barr_lucky20000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?lucky=20peter?= <barr_lucky20000@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barr_lucky@camaracs.org
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:55:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BARRISTER LUCKY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr_lucky20000@yahoo.co.uk

LUCKY & ASSOCAITES.

25 0GBOLI AVENUE,IKEJA

LAGOS ISLAND.

LAGOS NIGERIA.

EMAIL;barr_lucky@camaracs.org



Attn: Sir/Madam.

My Name is Barrister lucky (SAN), a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to mrs. Ann Parker, a national of your country. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.On march 29, 2006, an American Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mrs. Ann Parker. made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$14.600,000.00(Fourteen Million, Six Hundred thousand Dollars) in a bank. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to her forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder and finally i discovered from her contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mrs. Ann Parker. died from a ghastly automobile accident.



On further investigation, I found out that she died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace her next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mrs. Ann Parker. did not declare any next of kin or relations in all her official documents, including her Bank Deposit paperwork in her Bank. This sum of US$14.600,000.00 is still sitting in her Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 7 (Seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim this fund Consequently,



My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mrs. Ann Parker. so that the fruits of this woman's labuor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address, your Telephone and fax number, Your age and marital Status so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.



I will drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/ administration in your favour for the transfer. I would need you as a Foreigner acting as the next of kin and sole benefactor to the inheritance of Mrs. Ann Parker. to travel and claim this money in a SECURITY COMPANY based in Europe which is used by her bank as an offshore payment center to the bank. The money will be paid to you for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 40% for you then 10% for any expensee that may come up. There is no risk at all as all the pape rwork for this transaction will be done by me with my position as Attorney guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Am waiting your urgent reply.barr_lucky@camaracs.org



Thanks and regards.

barr lucky (esq).

- lucky peter

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