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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • frank_bobby_01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barr_frankbobby@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Bobby" <frank_bobby_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frank_bobby_01@myway.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:20:52 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER FRANK BOBBY

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER FRANK BOBBY
FRANK BOBBY& ASSOCIATES,
44 KOFO ABAYOMI AVENUE,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
Email: frank_bobby_01@myway.com

Dear sir/madam,

I am Barrister Frank Bobby, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Steve, who used to work with Chevron Oil Development Company in
Nigeria. On the 21st of April, 2002, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Abuja Express Road.Unfortunately,
they all losttheir lives in the event of the accident.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any
of my client 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 to no avail, hence,
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client in a Security Company.

Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased deposited the
US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only).
Consequently, this Security Company issued me a notice to provide the
Next of Kin to claim the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States
Dollars only) in their custody within the next ten official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased to claim the fundas the Next of Kin to him so that the fund
will be transferred to your account by the Security Company.Upon
receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with
you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the
money in this order: 55% will be for me, 40% will be for you, while 5%
will be used on expenses incurred. I have all the necessary legal
documents that can back our claim we may make with the Security
Company. All I require is your honest co-operation 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 secured and confidential email address at
< barr_frankbobby@myway.com >to enable me clarify you further.

Best regards,
Barrister Frank

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