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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (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 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.
  • barristerdkingson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david kingson" <davidkingsonesq3@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:19:31 +0000
Subject: Reply

Legal Associates
Barristers & Solicitors
No.10 West Land Avenue,
Abuja
Email:barristerdkingson@yahoo.com

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s)and may
contain confidential and privileged information.Any review,use,distribution
or
disclosure by others is strictly prohibited.If you are not the intended
recipient(or authorized to receive for the recipient),please contact the
sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message.
Dear Sir/madam
I am Barrister David Kingson ,solicitor and personal attorney to Mr Justin
who worked for a reputable oil company here in Nigeria,here in after
referred to as my client.My client died along side his family on December
26th 2003 plane crash in cotonou,Benin. May their gentle soul rest in
perfect peace.Amen.You will read more stories about the crash on visiting
this website:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/Since this
development,i have advertised for his next of kin or any close relation to
come forward to claim this money but till this present day,nobody came to
apply for the claim.I decided to contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the commercial bank where this huge deposit was
lodged.
The finance firm, where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$14million(FOURTHEEN MILLION US DOLLARS)has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty-
one official working days.I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US
$14million
dollars can be paid to you.
To this effect,i and two other partners in the foreign accounts department
of the commercial bank have decided to look for a trusted foreign partner
who can
stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim this money.we need a
foreign partner to apply for the claim because of the fact that the customer
was a foreigner.
And we dont want this money to go into the bank's treasure as unclaimed
fund,it is as a result of this that I am moved to contact you and i am
seeking
for your co-operation and understanding.every document to affect this
process will emanate from my partners' desk and they will perfect every
document to be in accordance with the banking law and guildlines.I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you
from any breach of the law.so you have nothing to worry about.
All we require from you is to provide a bank account in your name or
company's name where the money will be transfered to and deposited.we have
agreed that
30% of the money will be for you,10% for expenses incurred on both side
during this transaction and 60% will be for my partners and i.if you are in
for
this transaction,please indicate by replying this letter and sending your
telephone and fax numbers so that you can be urgently and duely contacted
when necessary.
I await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest.
Once i receive your reply,i will send you the modalities for immediate
application of claim.
Thanks for your anticipated assistance.
Awaiting your urgent reply through my only private email:
barristerdkingson@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Barr David Kingson

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