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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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 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.
  • ubaxx1121@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ubaxx1121@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abraham Benson" <ab_xx2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:25:02 +0000
Subject: Attn: Wilhelmina NEXT OF KIN

Best regards,
Barr. Abraham Benson BARRISTER U.B.ABRAHAM
ABRAHAM & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS.
Plot 2B Igbosere Road,
Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel: 234-01-0996-4459
Private Email: ubaxx1121@myway.com

Attn: Wilhelmina

CLAIM THE NEXT OF KIN

I am Barrister Abraham Benson, a consultant, personal attorney to some
lucrative companies and limited ventures, as well, a personal attorney to
the late Mr.Wilhelmina Christensen Taxi, a national of your country, who was
a contractor with Chevron/Texaco Oil Corporation here in Nigeria. On April
21st 1999, my client, his wife and their only child were involved in a car
accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since
then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives but this proved abortive.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to search over the Internet,
to locate any foreigner who will be willing to participate and stand as the
deceased next of kin to enable me perfect some documents in his/her name
hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$7.5 million has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next 30 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5 million can be paid to
you, and then you and I can share the money on the percentage we shall agree
on. I have some necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this
claim. All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us pull this
deal through. I guarantee that this is 100% risk free and will be executed
under legitimate arrangement. Please get in touch with me through my private
email: ubaxx1121@myway.com

So that we can proceed fast as time is no longer on our side. Remember to
include your private telephone number so that I can call you for further
discussion. Hope you understand the confidential nature of this transaction.

Best regards,
Barr. Abraham Benson

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