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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:
  • "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. )
  • "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 united states 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)
  • "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)
  • ",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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: atm card delivery <louis.chambers@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <louis.legalbureau@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:25:31 -0400
Subject: Attention: Trustee, Claim Mr. Vitaly Kaloyev's Estate.



Attention: Trustee, Claim Mr. Vitaly Kaloyev's Estate. FROM: Louis Jack Mbanefo (ESQ) Louis Jack Mbanefo & Associates, 711 Buckingham Palace Road,United Kingdom.


Dear Trustee,

I wish to crave your indulgence into this very urgent and legitimate business venture that we will both greatly benefit from, I am Solicitor Louis Jack Mbanefo, the Personal Attorney to a Russian architect and contractor Mr. Vitaly Kaloyev made a numbered time Fixed Deposit for Twenty Four calendar months valued at US$20,000,000 (Twenty Million United States Dollars Only) in a Finance firm.
My client Mr. Vitaly Kaloyev who’s wife and two children died in a mid-air plane collision that killed 71 people in southern Germany in July 2002 was convicted and sentenced to eight years in jail by a Zurich court of murdering Swiss air-traffic controller Pieter Nelson. Frank Dull Has directed that I seek a partner who’s account this fund will be transferred to as he is prison and cannot make use of the fund and this fund may revert to the British Government if immediate action is not taken. You may visit this websites to be sure http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4375338.stmhttp://mosnews.com/news/2005/10/26/kaloyevupdate.shtmlhttp://dailyblitz.motime.com/archive/2005-10
Since then I have made several enquiries to many embassy 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 was to no avail, I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued at about 20 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 to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, If you are interested please send the following information.
{1}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS {2}. YOUR FULL NAME {3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION. {4}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION. {5}.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through . I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail Address or the above stated private telephone number to enable us discuss further. This transaction should be kept strictly confidential till funds are transferred to any of your nominated account in your country. Reason, The British Intelligence Unit might want to contact you to ascertain the authenticity of my claims and to test your integrity.
Best Regards.
Solicitor Louis Jack Mbanefo.

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