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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • adams_rotimi_99@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: adams rotimi <adamsrotimi61@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:04:26 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,



From The Desk Of Barr Adams Rotimi, Barr Adams Chambers, Etim Karimu Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos. Nigeria email address { adams_rotimi_99@yahoo.com). Dear Friend, Please permit my unsolicited mail I am a solicitor at law; as well personal attorney to Mr.Kevin Martine, here in after refers as my client, who used to work LNG (liquified Natural Gascompany).Where as My client with his entire family were among the victims of bomb explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, that happened on January 27, 2002, which claimed many lives and property,since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. See the 2 website of the bomb explosion below:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm I contacted you to assist in claiming this fund from the finance house where he deposited it before his untimely death. The finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about USD{$9.5 Million} million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased.since you are a foreigner like my late client so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD{$9.5 Million} million dollars can be paid to you as the nextof kin. All I need is your full maximum support and cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction within 10 working days and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. In consideration for your assistance, you will not only assist in investing the money, you and I will intitle of a good percentage of the whole proceeds as will be agreed.
Do please indicate your willingness to assist by sending your fullname,address,private telephone and fax numbers your age and your occupation to enable us commence immediately. I will inform you on the next step to follow. Best regards, Barrister Adams Rotimi.
NOTE:All reply regarding this transaction should please send to my private email address { adams_rotimi_99@yahoo.com) Asams Rotimi

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