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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "% will be for you" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • justicejamesfred@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JUSTICE JAMES FRED" <justicejamesfred16@gmail.com>
Reply-To: justicejamesfredchambers@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:39 -0700
Subject: With Trust!!!


*FROM JUSTICE JAMES FRED AND ASSOCIATES {SAN},
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY
& HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
PLOT 10, LADI KWALI WAY. ABUJA,
ABUJA FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
NIGERIA. *


*First I must solicit your confidence in this letter to you, this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I
know that a proposal letter of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive
and worried due to the spam/scam mails that goes across the globe, I came to
know about you in my private search for a reliable person to handle a
confidential transaction.*

*I am Justice James Fred, a solicitor at law. I was the personal attorney to
late Mr. Mark Dixon, who used to work with SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY OF NIGERIA LTD and as well a one time secret agent in transferring
of money overseas for the Late Head Of State Nigeria {Late Gen. SANI
ABACHA}. Before his death on the 21 of April 1999. My client, his wife and
their Two Children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express
road in which all occupants of the motor died. My client Mr. Mark Dixon
deposited as family belongings in Finance Company the sum of USD$23m here in
Nigeria for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon
as he is on leave. Since his death I have made several enquiries to his
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved
unsuccessful.*

*After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to seek your consent,
to present you as the beneficiary of this fund, so that the proceeds of this
fund valued cash of USD$23m can be transfer to you. Hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Finance Company where the deposite was made. Now the Finance Company
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the fund
confisicated within the next TEN official working days. Since I have been
unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over the years now.*

*I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this deposit {USD$23 million dollars} be transfer to
you and then you and I can share the money. 60% will be for me, 40% will be
for you. please you are free to give your own opinion on this sharing
modality if you so wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any-claim we may make. All I required is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal 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 through my private email
address: **{justicejamesfred@hotmail.com* <{justicejamesfred@hotmail.com>*}
for further details.*

*I am ready to give you every needed information you might need to confirm
the legality and the availability of this mentioned funds in the Finance
Company. God bless you and your ones. Please, appreciate the fact that doing
business over the internet is risk. Endeavour to send your confidential
telephone number in your reply to this business transaction. I look forward
to your urgent response. Please you must keep this transaction secret at all
times until you have received the fund in your account.*

*Thanks in anticipation for your sincere co-operation
Justice James Fred {SAN}.*

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