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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)
  • "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)
  • "into your nominated bank 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)
  • "million 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.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • tom.bello_2002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: TOM BELLO <nomemali1@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: tom.bello_2002@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 04:33:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


BARR.TOM BELLO,
Solicitors & Advocates,
3091, Zik Avanue Onitsha,
Anambra state, Nigeria
Email:tom.bello_2002@yahoo.com


Dear Friend,
May I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter,but it was borne out of desperation and current development.
Please bear with me. My name is Barrister Tom Bello, a legalpractitioner and the personal Attorney to late Mr.Raymond Beck who died in an air crash along With his wife Mrs. Dorene Beck on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board (May their soul rest in peace).I know that my client had no living kin but I went ahead and made several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clientsextended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.

You can confirm this from the website below which was unblished by BBC.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm I only did so to be double sure of this fact.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 these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about $16 Million Dollars.The bank has issued me a notice that in the event that no nextof kin comes up for the claim, the account will be confiscated after Six years if not claimed and we have just about few months.

Since Ihave been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over three 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 US$16 Millio Dollars can be paid into your nominated bank account and then you and me can share the money in the mode. 55% shall be for me and 40% for youand 5% shall be map out for expanse that are being made within the transfer.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. 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. Please gets in touch with me by this email address:(tom.bello_2002@yahoo.com) to enable us discuss further.
Please your telephone and fax number urgently needed for further discussion.I look forward to your urgent response.

Yours truly,
BARR.TOM BELLO



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