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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:
  • "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.
  • richardoko2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard oko <richardoko2008@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 06:31:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: richardoko2008@yahoo.com

Greetings Sir


I am Barrister Richard Oko, a solicitor at law.I am the personal

attorney to Late Mr John Cruz Who used to work with Shell

Development Company in Nigeria. On the 21st

of April 2002, my late client,his wife And their three children 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 locate any of my late client extended

relatives

this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful

attempts,I decided to contact you.


I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property

left behind by my late client before they get confisicated or declared

unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.


Particularly, the Bank where the

deceased had an account valued at about 7.5million dollars has issued

me a notice as his personal attorney 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 2

years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the

deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at

7.5million dollars can be paid into

your account then both of us can share the money,40% to me and 35% to

you and 20% will be shared

to various charity homes,old peoples home and motherless babies

homes,5% will set aside for

miscellaneous expenses made by both parties.


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 see this deal 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 this email to enable us discuss further.


Best Regards,


Please contact me for further information and commencement of the transaction.




1, your full name,


2, your address,


3, your telephone numbers


4, your fax number, to enable us commence immediately.



Yours faithfully,


Barrister.Richard Oko
















- richard oko

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