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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)
  • "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.)
• 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.
  • michealpeter1962@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "michealpeter1960@excite.com" <michealpeter1960@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:00:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN.


Dear Sir/Madam,I am Barrister MICHEAL PETER Solicitor.I am then Personal Attorney to Late Thomas a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria.On the 2nd of may 2002, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Sincethen 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, 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 repartrating the money that belong to my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at $15million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days. since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require, I have the ertificate of deposit that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt 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 to enable us discuss further. by my email to enable us discuss further. Please reply through this email:michealpeter1962@excite.com I WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVI!
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FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONSETO ME. Once you are interested to work with me,you should establish a way of communication and you are to send me your private Tele phone and fax numbers Including your full name and home Address and all this will be used at the ministry to back you up. for easy and fast communications.Best regards, Esq:MICHEAL PETER

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