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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:
  • "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 us 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.)
  • "high court" (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 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.
  • +2348030599874 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john williams <john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:43:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME URGENT....


Barrister john williams CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER, PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
TEL-PHONE 234-803-059-9874
LAGOS -NIGERIA john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr


SIR/MADAM

I am Barrister john williams (Esq.), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th of September 2001, my client, a American National, late Engineer A.Goins, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death Five years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles, California, crashedinto the North Tower of the World Trade Center with 86 people on board. All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about Fifteen Million US dollars(US$15m) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$15 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require. All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favor

1, Your full Name
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone, mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for each others. I await your kind response, Please if you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me, due reply only on my alternative email address for security reasons john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr And note that the nurture of this deal needs a very top secrecy.

Best Regards,
Barrister john williams ((Esq)
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr
TEL-PHONE 234-803-059-9874,


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