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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kolade james <barr_koladejames2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:06:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: KOLADE JAMES CHAMBERS


KOLADE JAMES CHAMBERS
{Solicitor $ Advocate}
12 Norman Williams street,
South West,Lagos.Nigeria.

Deal Sentye,

I am a personal attorney to Mr.Sentye Tasma,from your country who
used to work with shell petro chemical and development company in
Nigeria,Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st
of April 2005, 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 inquiries to your embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate
any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted 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 deposits were lodged, particularly the
intercontinental bank of Nigeria where the deceased had an account
valued at about $12.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated after four
years if not claimed and We have just one year left.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased. so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12.5
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the
money. Even as i have all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make. can be claimed by you and
me.we can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you I have all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. And this I must do to make sure that this consignment is
not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If you are interested, I will like you to contact me back,

Remember to include your private telephone, fax and mobile numbers
for easy communication or you can call me for more clarifications.
Yours faithfully,
KOLADE JAMES Esq.


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