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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:
  • "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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • w_eze33@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Williams Eze" <williams5@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: w_eze33@myway.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:37:14 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR,


ATTENTION DEAR,

I AM BARR. WILLIAM EZE THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE MR. FRANK JOHN. AN
AMERICAN NATIONAL, MR.FRANK JOHN WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH AN OIL COMPANY HERE
IN NIGERIA. MR.FRANK JOHN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT HERE IN LAGOS
NIGERIA WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN AND HAS SINCE BEEN BURIED. I HAVE
CONTACTED YOU SO THAT I CAN PRESENT YOU AS A FAMILY MEMBER TO MR.FRANK JOHN
SINCE I COULD NOT LOCATE ONE YET.

THE PURPOSE FOR THAT IS TO ENABLE US WORK TOGETHER TO CLAIM THE FUND
DEPOSITED BY MY DECEASED CLIENT WITH A BANK HERE, WHICH IS THE RISK OF
BEING DECLARED UNCLAIMED SOONER THAN LATER.CUSTODY OF A BANK. THE FUND IN
QUESTION IS USD 20.5 MILLION DOLLARS.WHILE THE DEPOSIT REFERENCE IS:
UBPLC/PBG/002/99

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OKAY BY YOU, DO GET BACK TO ME ASAP,TO ENABLE ME
DISCLOSE FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AS WELL AS DISCUSS THE
MODALITIES FOR ITS EXECUTION. LEST I FORGET, I WILL BE OFFERING YOU 40% OF
THE TOTAL FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS VENTURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU

BEST REGARDS

BARR.WILLIAM EZE
EMAIL w_eze33@myway.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam