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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (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.
  • barrister_johnjackson02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barrister_johnjackson@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?john=20jackson?= <barrister_johnjackson02@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barrister_johnjackson@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:39:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Best RegardsBarrister John Jackson(Esq)


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barrister_johnjackson02@yahoo.co.uk



- JOHN JACKSON CHAMBERS,LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND PUBLIC NOTARYAND HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE301-302 BONNY CRESCENTVICTORIA ISLANDLAGOS NIGERIA.ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,I hope this meets you in good health. My name is Barrister John Jackson legal practitioner and Attorney to late Mr.Steve moore.who died in the plane crash of Yak-40 jetliner on March 9, 2000.You may follow the link below to read about the plane crash where my client lost his life:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/672849.stm My late client was an influential wealthy businessman,an Engineer Contractor in my Country and a Russian Oil dealer and the Principal ownerof Oil Alliance Company.He left behind a deposit of Twenty Seven Million,United States Dollars($27,000,000.USD) in his domiciliary bank account in a commercial bank here in Nigeria Which is one of the main reasons it has been very important to locate his next of kin.After the death of my client his bankers contacted me,as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit hisfortune. The board of Directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money or forfeit the money to the bank as an unclaimed fund.The bankers had planned to invoke a clause in the property Act to confiscate the funds after the expiration of a period given to me.I came across your name,while trying to locate documentation'sregarding possible relatives of my client in his country of origin and convienced that you may be able to act in locus for my late client as his next of kinI therefore, decided to contact you with these facts before me because of the status quo.By virtue of my brief and my closeness to deasedtheiam very much aware of my client's financial standing and the bank account operates here in my countryI have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client and the sole beneficiary of his estate, so that you can be paid the funds left in his bank account seek your consent to present you as the Next of the bank needs only the facts as presented legallyThe rest is between you and I and with my guide we can have the money paid into your accountonce this is done we shall both share the funds50%to me and 40%to you,while 10% should be for Taxes as your Government may requireI shall assemble all the necessary legal documents that will be used to back up our claimAll I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see is transaction throughI assure you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of lawPlease contact me through my direct email (barrister_johnjackson@yahoo.es)Best RegardsBarrister John Jackson(Esq)

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