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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:
  • "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 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.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Anthony <barr_mikan2@live.com>
Reply-To: <mikanth_005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:17:10 +0100
Subject: Attn; Beneficiary/Enquiry for fund Transfer



BARRISTER MIKE ANTHONYANTHONY & ASSOCIATES LEGAL FIRM,PLOT 340 AHMADU BELLO WAY,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

I am Barrister Mike Anthony, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to the late Mr Bowlin Williams a national of your country, who before his death was an oil merchant who works in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company {NLNG}.

On the 30st April 2003, my client, his wife and their only son were involved In a car accident along Lagos Abuja Express Road.Three of them unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then,I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative but this has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives through the International journal, to locate any member of his family but to no avail,hence I contact you.

I have dicided to contact you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge Deposits were lodged.particularly, the Bank where the Deceased had an Account valued at $20.5M as at last two months assessment.

The Bank has issued me a notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated. since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the years that I have been searching.

On this order,I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased ,as the bank is ready to listen to you provided you have the correct Information of the Account,which i will give to you immediately you agree to assist me,so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at $20.5Million Dollars can be paid out in your favour.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.I have offered to give you 40% for your assistance, while 60% will be for me.All I require is your honest co-operation.

As soon as i get your positive response to this mail, i will explain to you the details of this transaction and we shall then jointly work out the mode with which we shall instruct the bank to pay out this deposit to a nominated account of your choice.

Best Regards,
BARRISTER MIKE ANTHONY
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