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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:
  • "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.
• 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.
  • damilola_taylor001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "damilola taylor" <damilola00022@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:32:37 -0800
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS VERY URGENT

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,


CLARION CALL FOR YOUR MUTUAL PARTNERSHIP.

I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR THE STRANGE MANNER I HAVE JUMP INTO YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIL
THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE URGENCY OF THE TRANSACTION AS A WHOLE , AS I HAVE
CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENT ON MY SIDE TO ENSURE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
CONCLUDED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF COMMENCEMENT, I MUST STATE IT CLEAR HERE THAT
DUE TO THE ETHICS OF MY PROFESSION EVERY INFORMATION SHOULD HANDLED WITH
UMOST CONFIDENTIAL ON YOUR SIDE.


I AM BARRISTER DAMILOLA TAYLOR, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND ADVISER TO LATE
MR.CARLOS ARTURO JOHNSON, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND ENGINEER WITH NIGERIA
LIQUEFIED OIL AND GAS COMPANY A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY, WITH AREA OFFICE HERE
IN PORT-HARCOURT, RIVER-STATE NIGERIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON THE DEATH OF MR. CARLOS ARTURO JOHNSON, WHO WAS
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY HIS EX-WIFE LUCY,MR.CARLOS ARTURO JOHNSON,WAS
KILLED BY HIS EX-WIFE WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT HER HUSBAND HAS CHANGED HIS
WILL INCLUDING HIS FUNDS AND ESTATE IN FAVOR OF HIS ASIAN GIRL FRIEND (SUE
PERKASA) WHO OPERATED BEFORE HIS DEATH HERE IN NIGERIA AS A HARLOT.

WITH THE RECENT PLANE CRASH HERE IN NIGERIA, THAT LEADS TO THE DEATH OF SUE
PERKASA THE ASIAN GIRL, ON THE 10TH OF DECEMBER 2005, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT
SUE DIED WITHOUT WRITING A WILL. AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE
MR.CARLOS ARTURO JOHNSON, I AM RESENTLY CONTROLLING THE ESTATE AND THE
FUNDS,WITH THE RECENT LETTER FROM THE BANK FOR THE DORMANCY OF THE SAID
ACCOUNT, I HAVE NOTICED WITH MY INVESTIGATION THAT MR.CARLOS ARTURO
JOHNSON,HAS THE SUM OF $25,000,000:00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) DEPOSITED INTO THE SAID ACCOUNT,I HAVE REPLIED TO THE BANK FOR AN
EXTENSION OF TWO WEEKS AS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
ACCOUNT,IT IS ON THIS I AM SEEKING YOUR FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP AS TO ENABLE
ME PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS AND ESTATE,
FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PENDING MY ARRIVAL THERE
IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT.

I HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER YOU 35% OF THE SAID SUM FOR THIS ROLE.5% HAS BEEN
SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF THIS
TRANSFER.IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, I HERE WITH MY POSITION AS AN
ATTORNEY WILL SECURE EVERY LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR
FAVOUR HERE IN MY COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY RISK ON YOUR SIDE,THE ONLY ROLE I
REQUIRE FROM YOU IS THE PROVISION OF THE UTILIZATION (SOURCE) ACCOUNT AND
THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF EVERY STEP THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE FACT THAT I
HAVE MY PROFESSION TO PROTECT AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER.

TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR FAVOR I SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATIONS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NUMBER
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND CONTACT ADDRESS.
4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.

PLEASE FORWARD YOU’RE RESPONSE THROUGH THIS E-MAIL
ADDRESS: (damilola_taylor001@yahoo.co.uk) FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS.


YOURS SINCERELY,

BARRISTER DAMILOLA TAYLOR,
FOR:TAYLOR & TAYLOR CHAMBERS,

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