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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • rotimiwilliamx02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rotimiwiliamx@yahoo.com
  • rotimiwilliamx01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Rotimi Williams" <rotimiwilliamx02@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:27:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Business Porposal


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rotimiwilliamx02@yahoo.com

Dearest,

It is my pleasure to bring this proposal to you believing that you will be in position to assist me.

We don't know each other too well, but i don't have any other option, hence i will loose the USD $ 15,000,000,00.

This Fund USD $15,000,000,00 belong to my late client Jim Mark Ely, he died in 2002 in a car accident along apapa express way, his wife and only child was victim.

My Name is BARR.ROTIMI WILLIAMS (A senior Advocate of Nigeria)( S.A.N.) and late Jim Mark Ely was my client.

I ask for your Assistance to help me claim my late client USD $ 15,000,000,00 in Diligent Bank Plc. Urgently or it will be confisticated, as the said bank wanted to declare the account Unserviceable due to long time been Dormant.

Every Arrangement has been perfected as to make the transfer successful to your account without any hitch and i have agree to give you 20% of this Money if you assist me.

Further information's will be disclosed to you as soon as i received your Reply. To rotimiwiliamx@yahoo.com Or rotimiwilliamx01@yahoo.com Hoping to Hear from you Sooner Thanks. rememain Bless

Regards.

Barr. Rotimi Williams



- Barr.Rotimi Williams

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