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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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_ike_mark3@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barr_ike_mark2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mark=20ikechukwu?= <barr_ike_mark3@yahoo.ie>
Reply-To: barr_ike_mark2@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 21:29:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ACCEPT IN GOOD FAITH


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr_ike_mark3@yahoo.ie

BARRISTER MARK IKECHUKWU

TOP CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES

REPLY TO: barr_ike_mark2@yahoo.com



DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM BARRISTER. MARK IKECHUKWU A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO

LATE MR. BECK A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO LIVED IN NIGERIA, HERE

IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2002, MY

CLIENT WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGBAMA

EXPRESS ROAD. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR

LIVES.



I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY

LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED

UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WAS LODGED.



PARTICULARLY, THE ACCESS BANK PLC WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT

VALUED AT ABOUT 4.8 MILLION DOLLARS HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE

NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT

CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.



SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES, I NOW SEEK

YOUR CONSENT TO RESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE YOU

HAVE THE SAME NATIONALITY SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT

4.8 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU.



IF YOU AGREE, WE CAN DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY

LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE.



ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL

THROUGH.



I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT

THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

THANKING YOU FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,

BARRISTER MARK IKECHUKWU ESQ



- mark ikechukwu

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