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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • llugard7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR.LORD LUGARD" <llugard_7909@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <llugard7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:49:23 -0700
Subject: ATTN: Dear Friend



LORD LUGARD CHAMBER,SOLICITORS,ADVOCATES,ARBITRATORS &LEGAL CONSULTANTSNo: 55 PAYNE CRESCENT,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIAEMAIL:llugard7@gmail.com

ATTN: Dear Friend,

Compliment of the day to you.? It is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon.
I am Barrister Lord Lugard, the Legal Adviser and counsel to Mr William Ashford, a deceased expatriate contractor who used to work with Zenith Oil and Gas Company here in Nigeria.Thereafter, shall be referred as my late client. On the December 26th 2003, my client and his entirefamily died in a plane crash. In the Beirut-bound charter jet, Boeing 727 that crashed in cotonou, Benin Republic.
You will read more stories about the crash on visiting thiswebsite:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/he was a well known philanthropist before he died, he made a Will stating that $12.8m (Twelve Million Eight Hundred thousand US Dollars Only) should be donated to any charity organisation of our choice overseas. And due to the economic and political instability of our country, that is why we have decided to search for a beneficiary to come forward for the fund to be release.
I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank,because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks or else the money will be Confiscated and credited to the Government treasury according to the law here. It is myutmost desire to execute the Will of our late client in your favour and therefore, you are required to contact me immediately to start the process of sending this money to any or your designated bank account.
I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.Informations needed are:
YOUR FULL NAME:.............................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER:.................................
OCCUPATION:.......................................
AGE:..............................................SEX:..............................................
Please act fast and contact me via my private email address,(llugard7@gmail.com)

Regards,BARR.LORD LUGARD JR. (ESQ).

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