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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348023600967 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barrjonathanbailyesq5@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: jonathan baily <jonathanbailyesq6@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <barrister_jonathanbailyesq1980@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:45:58 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend.








BARRISTER
JONATHAN BAILY ESQ

EXCEL CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS

BARRISTER JONATHAN BAILY ESQ

DIRECT TEL:+234-8023-600-967



Dear Friend,



I am
Barrister Jonathan Baily, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Mr., John Benjamin, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria. On the
21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved
in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives, Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
look for any body who will be willing to assist me in recovering the fund
valued at US$32.2 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated
or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next twenty one official workingdays.Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased hence I have all
the legal document to back you up for the claim, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss on how we can sharing the funds when it get into your
account. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.



I have all
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All
I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.



Please get in
touch with me through this email[barrjonathanbailyesq5@hotmail.com]or through
my direct telephone number +234-8023-600-967 as for more details.

Best regards,



BARRISTER
JONATHAN BAILY ESQ

EXCEL CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS

BARRISTER JONATHAN BAILY ESQ

DIRECT TEL:+234-8023-600-967




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