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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348059333585 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: williams nile <williamsnile17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <williams_nile@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 12:44:35 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU



FROM BARRISTER WILLIAMS NILE.WILLIAMSNILE AND ASSOCIATES,PUBLIC NOTARY SOLICITORS &ADVOCATENO: 12 ELIAS CLOSE5TH FLOOR VICTORIA ISLANDLAGOS NIGERIA. HELLO DEAR, STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. I am Barrister Williams Nile, Solicitor and Advocate at Law. I am thepersonal Lawyer to Late Engr.AHMAD USMAN, A Foreigner, Working in anoil servicing company In NIGERIA. Referred to as my client, his wife,and their three children killed in the building collapse incident ofLou'lo'at al-Kheir hotel in Mecca of which 74 occupants of the buildingunfortunately lost their lives during the last Hajj. Since then I havemade several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clientsextended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace hislast name over the Internet. I have contacted you to assist inrepatriating the money and property left behind by my late clientbefore they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the corruptofficials of the Bank where his huge deposits were lodged. The bank were deceased had an account Valued at about(US$35.3 million dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin. Or have the account confiscated within a very short official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I decide toseek your consent to present you as the Next Of Kin, of the deceased,So that this account valued at (US$35.3 million dollars) can be paid toyou as the beneficiary and then you and I can share the money 55% forme and 45% for you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enableus see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed undera legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me, from any breach ofthe law. So what I will require from you is to send me these detailsbelow; 1 FULL NAME.2 CONTACT ADDRESS.3 TELEPHONE NUMBER.4 OCCUAPATION. My private Number: +2348059333585 Best Regard,Barr.Williams Nile.
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