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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:
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.)
  • "abidjan" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Lucas Okiuo <luiscaokiuoii@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <lucaisiokiuo@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:23:44 +0000
Subject: YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED.



BARRISTER LUCAS OKIUO (ESQ)PLOT 315, RUE 11, PLATEAU, ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE. TELEPHONE:+22509062561. Greetings to you.

With due respect, I am Mr. Lucas Okiuo (Esq),the attorney to a client now deceased, an Engineering Consultant who died in a car accident in 2004 here in Abidjan. I contacted you because your surname matched with the one of the deceased depositor of the funds and is equally from the same country with the deceased depositor. My client gave his name as the Next of Kin to a deposit he made; thus, I write for your urgent attention to stand as the next of Kin to enable the repatrition of his outstanding account containing Thirteen Million United States Dollars (US$13,000,000.00). This request centered on the notice I have received from the Finance company requesting me to provide my deceased client's Next of Kin otherwise the account will be confiscated after 21 working days as it has been dormant for past years. Please contact me by email or phone only If you can handle such a huge investment for more details and informations. Include your direct telephone contacts for easy communication. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect all the parties from any breach of law. Respectfully Yours, Barrister Lucas Okiuo (ESQ) TELEPHONE:+22509062561. CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
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