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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +2348082037468 (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.
  • louisjohnson_g10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER LOUIS.G. JOHNSON" <louisjohnson7897@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: louisjohnson_g10@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:39:39 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT

BARRISTER LOUIS.G.JOHNSON
Plot 12 Satellite Town Lagos-Nigeria
Telephone: +234-808-203-7468


Dear Friend,


I am Barrister Louis.G.Johnson (Esq.) , I am the
Personal Attorney to Mr. Henry Frazier, a foreigner,
who use to work with Jangle Cement Company here
in Nigeria, on the 2nd of Dec. 2002, my client and his
wife ,got involved in a car accident, all occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.


Since then I have made several enquiries 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 in repatriating the fund left behind by my late
client because the bank has asked me as his lawyer to
produce his next of kin.


Particularly, Bank have given me a notice to provide
the next of kin to claim the contract valued at about
US$11 Million Dollars or have the amount confiscated
,since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the
relatives for over years, now I seek your cons cent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
your a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$11
Million can be paid to you.


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 of your country
and my country too as a professional legal attorney in
the field.


Finally, kindly maintain confidentiality between me and
you on this transaction.


Note: Some of the lawyers in my office have been
planning to divert this particular amount of money
US$11M but they failed because I never authorized
anybody to do that, as the principal attorney of this
estate I hereby urge your assistance to get this fund
transfer into your account legitimately which I am
assuring.


In some of my lawyers may contact you in
different ways concerning this claim, but don't respond
to me by forwarding me the message they send you so
that I can get them sacked?


Upon your consideration of this transaction, you are
hereby asked to send the following information that I
will use to prepare and application on your behalf as
you Legal Counsel representing this claim legally:


1. Your Full names
2. Your complete Postal Address.
3. Your Telephone number
4. Your fax number
5. Your Occupation.
6. Sex and Age.
7. Marital Status.


I await your urgent response.


ALL RESPONSE SHALL BE SEND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS AS IN
BRACKET (louisjohnson_g10@yahoo.com)


Best regards,
Barrister Louis.G.Johnson

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