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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:
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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: "john eze" <john_eze2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_john_eze2005@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:30:36 +0100
Subject: Attn:Next of kin to late Mr Mark

DEAR SIR/MADAM,


I am Barrister Michael Udo a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Mr.Mark a national of your country, who used to work with Shell-development
Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the
21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along sagamu express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their 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, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged.
Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account valued
at about $18.5 million (EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.
DOLLARS). They issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $18.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money.60% to me and 40% to you. 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
my email and send to me your Telephone and Fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about this transaction.


Best regards,
Barr.John Eze

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