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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +2348033288740 (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.
  • tude_williamesq3@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • tude_williamesq@zipmail.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?tude=20william?= <tude_williamesq3@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:44:41 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: TO ACT AS NEXT OF KIN


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: tude_williamesq3@yahoo.es



ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM


I am Barrister TUDE WILLIAMS, a solicitor at law. I am the personal

attorneyto Mr.PHILLIP MORRIS, a national of your country, aconsultant with

ShellDevelopment Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2003,my client,

hiswife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along

sagbama express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there

lives.Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to

locate anyof my clients extended relatives,this has also prove

unsuccessful.

Afterthese several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to Contact you by

presentingyou to the bank where the money is deposited as the hier hence the

bank hasgiving me the writ of mandamus to locate any member of his family

hence Icontacted you.I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund

valuedat US$5.6M million left behind by my client before it gets

confisicated ordeclared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were

deposited.Thesaid Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have

theaccount confisicated within the next twenty one official working

days.SinceI have bee nunsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years

now,Iseek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased

sinceyou are from the same country, 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 require from you is

yourhonest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I

guaranteethat this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will

protect you from any breach of the law.you can also reach me though my alternative email address(tude_williamesq@zipmail.com.br))


Best Regards,

BARRISTER TUDE WILLIAMS

PLEASE CALL ME FOR AN ORAL DISCUSSION

Tel :234-80-33288740




- tude william

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