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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348034122263 (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.
  • mbanefo_6@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nnamdi louis" <mbanefo_6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mbanefo_6@myway.com
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 22:42:48 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

FROM: Louis Mbanefo(ESQ)
Louis Mbanefo & Associates,
711 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Victoria Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:+234-803 412 2263
mail: mbanefo_6@myway.com
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Louis Mbanefo,the Personal Attorney to {Mr,Kinney},A
foreigner who used to workwith Aluminium Associates company in Nigeria.On
4th 2002, Air Crash in Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, my client,
his wife And their three children were involved. View this website so that
you will understand www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml
Nigerian passenger plane crashed into a densely populated suburb of the city
of Kano in northern Nigeria at about 1.35pm on May 4, killing at least 148
people. The Nigerian Red Cross said that a minimum of 148 bodies had been
recovered, with 49 people seriously injured. The final death toll is
expected to be much higher, according to rescue workers. Hundreds of local
people have been made homeless. Since then I have made several enquiries to
many embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in
repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this huge deposits were
lodged.The plane was owned and run by Executive Airline Services (EAS), a
small private Nigeria-based company. It had taken off just three minutes
earlier from the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and was heading for
the commercial capital, Lagos. It plunged to the ground, ploughing into
shacks and other buildings, before exploding in flames and starting a number
of fires. At least 10 residential buildings, including a mosque and a
school, were destroyed before the plane came to rest and exploded into
flames.Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account
valued at 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working
days. since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can
share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may require,I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, If you are
interested please send the following information.
{1}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
{2}. YOUR FULL NAME
{3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION.
{4}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
{5}.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Please email your informations to me with this email address:
mbanefo_6@myway.com
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through . I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in
touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail address or the above
stated private telephone number to enable us discuss further.
Best Regards.
Barrister Louis Mbanefo{SAN}
General Secretary Federal High Court of Justice Lagos-Nigeria
Claim As Next Of Kin To My Late Client

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