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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "peter oforma" <peter_oforma1444@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:42:00 +0100
Subject: urgent reply needed

Dearest kelley

My dear this may come to you as a surprise,I am Barrister peter oforma
Solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr kelley Albert, a national
of your country,who use to work with shell development company in Nigeria.

On the 2nd of may 1999, my client with his wife And their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any member of his family but of no
avail, hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money that belong to my
client before they get confisicated ordeclared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge amount deposits were lodged Particularly, the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about $40 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 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country and bear the same last name,so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $40 million dollars can be paid to you
and then you and me can share the oney.

55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require, I have the Certificate of deposit that can be used
to back up any claim we maymake.
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.
further.

Best regards

BARRISTER peter oforma

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