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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:
  • ",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)
  • "barrister" (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.
• 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.
  • +2347084700964

Fraud email example:

From: office Account Broker <barri_rp1@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: director_tunde@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 08:17:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear,


Mr. Mark Duru
The Legal Representative=20
No: 12, Satellite Town Lagos Nigeria=20
Tel: +2347084700964=20
=A0
Hello Dear,=20
=A0
Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance =
, Sequel to your none - reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/06. On=
behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation=
in 2002, I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the codicil and l=
ast statement of the deceased and you entitled to his fund=20
US$9.5,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and the bank here has made me =
know that the US$9.5,000,000.00 will be release to you through their paymen=
t oficer with Citi bank of United States of America. You are advised to rec=
onfirm to me your details as required below to enable the release of your f=
unds worth US$9.5,000,000.00 to you through our payment outlet in the U.S.A=
:- i also want to=A0 notify you that as soon as the bank release the fund =
to your account i will be comeing to your contact address that you will sen=
d to me now so that i will teke my own because I will have 45% and you 45% =
the other 10% will be for any payment that we make before the fund release =
to your account we will teke it out from the 10%
(1). Your full names :=20
(2). contact address :=20
(3). Phone :=20
(4). Cell phone :=20
(5). Age :=20
(6). Occupation :=20
(7).I D=20
=A0
As soon as the above are provided the paying bank will contact you for wire=
transfer release.=20
=A0
Regards,=20
Barrister Mark Duru=A0=A0=A0 =0A=0A=0A _______________________________=
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