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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:

• 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.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Lucas Okolie" <lucasokolie3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bar.lucasokolie1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:19:23 -0600
Subject: HOPPING TO HEARING FROM YOU..

FROM:BAR.LUCAS OKOLIE

Compliments


I am barrister Lucas Okolie (Solicitor)a national from Mali . I am the
Personal Attorney to Mr.Mike David, a national of your country, who used to
work with Chevron Oil Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2004, my
client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident
along Warri Sapele Road in Delta State.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your 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 as
supposed relative to enable both parties claim this fund for our own use.

I have contacted you to assist 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 a valued of US$9 million dollars to be precisely has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 2
years now I seek your conscent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$9 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and
me can share the money. 25% to you and 70% for me,while 5% should be for
incidental expenses that government may required either in your country or
mine. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the
claim.

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 my email to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,

Barrister Lucas Okolie.

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