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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • udochamber007@operamail.com
  • saruwiwa6@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sarowiwa patience" <saruwiwa_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:05:20 +0100
Subject: From: Mrs.Aishat Patience

FROM MRS, PATIENCE KENS SARO WIWA

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mrs patience K.Saro Wiwa, i hail from ogoni, a minority but an
oil rich tribe of the eastern nigeria (West Africa).but i am from Tunnsia,
married to this man in Nigeria, you may have been aware that my husband,
Mr.Ken Saro wiwa, renowned poet was recently hanged among eight others, by
the tyrannical millitary led government of Nigeria. Their offence lied only
on their resovlve to fight without arms, for the right of the ogoni people,
whose land are natural resources, has been subjected to untold pollution and
other serious environmental degradations as a result of oil drilling
activities by the oil companies.

My late husband was trecting me to kill me due to claim all the properties
and to re-married me back to their family wish i can not do again is this
country, that is what make me out of the country to UnitedKingdom to hide my
self there untill my lawyer call me to look for a very serious and honest
and capable who can handle the project with financial compensation to the
project in ogoni hence, the armless struggle by my late husband and his
elite compatriots leading to their cruel demise. The proxy to my late
husband called a fortnight ago in UK and intimated me that some money is
due from an association of oil companies to my late husband, in the sum of
Thwenty Million United states Dollars( US$20m) propalties company which i
have to loom for a very seroius person to handle the project for him on the
person name to be a next of kin, so that will can be able to invest in oil
sector on that person name, so that will would have any problem with any
Nigeria Goverment and my late husband brother try to kill me due to this
proparties.


He has also suggested that i should make an arrangement out side Nigeria
where the company will be invest in oil sector which you have to handle for
us and this money have to be transfer after all the document prepeir by my
advocate Lawyer . this is to aviod any possible confiscation by
theravaged,thirsty government of nigeria this is why i solicite for your
assistance. You shall be pleased to give us your supporting to handle it
untill evertyhing is ready by you and lawyer here in nigeria and transfer
everything over there with the approval of the oil company sector, If you
can contact my Lawyer with all this.

FULL NAME AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS,
YOUR AGE
YOUR PROFFESSION YOUR FAMILY NAME.
COMPANY NAME BANKING INFORMATIONS WITH
YOUR FULL DETAILS ADDRESS

For this purpose, 10% of it will be donated to some charity organisations,
has my late husband willed, while my children and I will utilize the rest to
continue our life out side nigeria. Please be kind hearted enough to contact
my LAWYER ON HIS OfFICE if you can be able to handle it

NAME: BARRISTER Dave Udoka
EMAIL: udochamber007@operamail.com

. And send to him the following details: Suitable communication lines (where
he could reach you easier communication. my proxys name is Barrister Dave
Udoka I count on your mercy andunderstanding.

Yours in need

Mrs. P. SARO-WIWA
Email:saruwiwa6@hotmail.com

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