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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: OWO WILLIAMS <owowilliams997@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <owowilliams2007@infinito.it>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:40:17 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN....



FROM THE DESK OF OWO WILLIAMS CHAMBERSPLEASE MY DEAR, IT IS VERYVERY IMPORTANT YOU REPLYTHIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL (owowilliams2007@infinito.it)FOR SECURITY REASONS

Attention:
I take the liberty anchored on strong belief in your capability to solicit your assistance for this mutual beneficial and risk free transaction, which I hope you will give the desired attention. To be precise, I am Barrister Owo Williams, personal attorney to late Michael Morgan, who had a deposit of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Dollars) in a bank here before he died On the 21st of April 2002 in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road while arriving from Easter Holiday to Warri Delta State.

All occupant of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, Since he died, I have made several enquires and attempts to locate the next of kin to my late client but all attempts have been unsuccessful. As a result, I decided to carry out a personal search to locate a foreigner who will act as the next of kin to my late client for the purpose of securing the fund from the bank for our mutual benefit, hence I am contacting you.

I will back you up with all the documents that will prove you are the next of kin to late Michael hence you have nothing to be afraid of. I am contacting you to seek your kind understanding and sincere co-operation to claim this inheritance funds for our mutual benefit

NOTE: To avoid confiscating of this fund, I am contacting you as a foreigner to help join handstogether and repatriating the fund left behind by mylate client.You will act as the next of kin to the deceased because he hailed from the same country with you.Success is assured because I am in possession of the personal file jacket of the deceased which contains every needed information about the deceased account. You and I stand no risk of any kind because I have enough information to support you in claiming the inheritance. Information needed are as follows:
[1] Name: ________________________________[2] Address: ____________________________[3] Age: _________________________________[4] Sex: _________________________________[5] Telephone: __________________________[6] Fax: _________________________________[7] Occupation status: __________________[8] International passport: __________________

The proceeds of the transaction will be shared 40% to you and 60% to me, all expences that may be incured by both parties during the course of the transaction shall be reimbursed before sharing. Kindly indicate your willingness to enable us proceed with the initial step for the claim.

The entire project is expected to last about ten business days from the day we forward the application for claims to the bank.Hope to hear from you soonest showing your interest and willingness with the information requested above.If you are not interested, please delete this letter so that I can scout for another competent partner to assist me conclude this transaction. Send me your full names, telephone/faxnumber,and email address.Contact me immediately through my private mail(owowilliams2007@infinito.it) for details of the business.

Thanks.OwO Williams (Esq.)
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