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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)
  • "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.
  • +2348052266888 (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.
  • esq_jamesbach@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jamesbach5" <jamesbach5@canada.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:54:40 -0800
Subject: RECH ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN

FROM:James Bach(ESQ)
James & Associates,
211 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Festac Town Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:+234-8052266888
Email:esq_jamesbach@yahoo.com

Hello Dear,

I am Barrister James Bach,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry
Bags,A foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates
company in Nigeria.On May 4th 2002, Air Crash in Mallam
Aminu Kano International Airport, my client, his wife And
their three children were involved.
www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml
<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml>
killing at least 148 people.The Nigerian Red Cross said that
a minimum of 148 bodies had been recovered, with 49 people
seriously injured 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.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an
account valued at about 6.4 million dollars has issued me a
notice to Provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next three official working weeks.
since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 4years 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 $6.4 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 FULL NAME / CONTACT ADDRESS................
{2}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION....................
{3}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.............................
{5}.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.................
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.James Bach.




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