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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.
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +447031845648 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • jbakeh@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jbakeh100@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: james bakeh <jbakeh100@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:44:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Confidential Transaction Request


Hello,

I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous notice, I had to use this means of communication because it is effective. My name is Mr.James Bakeh, a Forty Four (44) year old financial consultant in practice here in Birmingham, United Kingdom. I had a friend/client[whose details I will send to you on your response],a contractor based in London, now deceased. My client lost his life alongside his wife and only child in 2005 while on a visit to Sri Lanka.

Prior to the death of my late client, He secured a contract of US$12,500,000.00 million from the Kingdom of Bahrain, following which he received a 30% mobilization fee of US$3,750,000.00 Million and successfully executed the contract, but the balance of US$8,750,000.00 Million contract payment was in the Process of being transferred into his account which he submitted to the Bahrain Government when he lost his life in the Tsunami Disaster.

Three months after his sudden death, the Government effected the transfer of the balance of his contract funds into the account that my deceased client has on his file with the Government. As his friend, personal assistant and his business consultant, I have been officially notified and instructed by the bank where the money is currently deposited that I should provide and forward the particulars of my deceased client's next of kin so that the funds in his account can be remitted into his Next of Kin's account in accordance with the Bahrain Laws.

However, as his personal assistance and close confidant, I want you to know that my late client died interstate, i.e he died without leaving a WILL and all my efforts to locate any of his relatives whom I can present to the Bank has proved abortive. Therefore I am seeking for your consent to present you as the relative/next of kin and subsequently the beneficiary of the fund so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$8,750,000.00 million can be paid to you on the ground that you are his known and established next of kin based on documents/letter of administration to be obtained from the probate registry on your behalf to so establish you.

I can assure you that this is a harmless opportunity and I can also assure you that there won't be any breach of the law in the process as I am familiar with the sequence and in control of the situation here. The bank has agreed to effect transfer of funds on provision of my client's relation and this has to be strictly on my recommendation thus my contact with you.
On receipt of a positive response from you, I will furnish you with details of the transaction and also we shall discuss your percentage before taking further steps.

I wait to hear from you.

Mr.James Bakeh
Tel:+447031845648

I will so notify you of more details and clarifications on your responding to me to notify you of the whole process and details of this transaction and why I had to contact you.

NOTE:Do respond to me through the e-mail address below;

jbakeh@netscape.net

or;

jbakeh100@yahoo.com

NOTE:I am contacting you based on the fact of similarity between you and my deceased client.

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