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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Lawrence <service@snapfish.com>
Reply-To: marklawrencefirm2007@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:40:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SWIFT RESPONSE NEEDED




Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Mark Lawrence a Solicitor and an Advocate of the supreme cou=
rt of Nigeria; I am the Personal Attorney to a late Engr, Larry Waters, who=
was a consultant here in Nigeria. On the 10th of June 2004,my client and h=
iswife were involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express road.

Unfortunately they lost their lives in the event of the crash. Since then I=
have made several inquiries as to locate any of his extended relatives, bu=
t all proved abortive.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to traces his relatives over=
the Internet, to locate any member of his family but to no avail,hence I d=
ecided to contact you.

I am contacting you to assist in retrieving the money valued at Eight Milli=
on Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$8.5m) that was left behind by my clien=
t with a Bank before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable.

Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or hav=
e the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years no=
w, I hereby seek your consent to act as the next of kin to the deceased, th=
e proceed of this account valued at Eight Million FiveHundred Thousan Dolla=
rs(US$8.5m) will be paid to your account and then you and I can share the m=
oney.Be assured that documents to substantiate your heir ship status will b=
e provided in your favour.This is within the ambits of the law since I
have made consented efforts to trace his immediate family within the tim pe=
riod without any success .I made some research to find you .

Based on this I want you to send the followings:

Your full name and address
Your Private phone number for communication
Your age and occupation.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us succeed without any h=
itch.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement =
that will protect us from any breach of the law during and after the
Operation.

Looking forward to your response.
Yours Sincerely,
Barrister mark Lawrence (Esq


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