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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Gebrell Adams" <gebrelladams_1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:22:24 +0000
Subject: Urgent Transaction/Can You Assist?

Gebrell Chambers
25 Crecent avenue ikoyi
Lagos-Nigeria
Phone#234-8035644005.

Hello,

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my
Deceased Client Mr Robert Visser who died in a plane crash.

On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to us that my Client, his wife and
their only daughter were involved in a Local Plane Crash at Kano
State,enroute Abuja (The Capital City) all occupants in the Plane lost their
lives,unfortunately on this same flight were other dignitaries like the
Sports Minister and a host of others.

The following websites could be referenced:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm

The reason for this is to inherit a Contract Payment Deposits Account of
$14.7 million of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm.

Consequently, having gone through to your profile on the Internet, I want
you to please assist me to inherit the fund into your Account.
This request emerged last week when the Finance Firm contacted me for the
attention of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they
have tried to contact him and was unsuccessful).

However, thereupon I announced his death and protocols observed, I was
mandated (as the deceased's attorney)to provide the Next of Kin to inherit
the Deposits or they will freeze it as"Unclaimed Deposit".

Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance Firm, the Next of Kin was among
the dead in the plane crash.

But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to
claim the fund into your Account as you share same names with the Deceased
and I have the required Information to execute the transaction under legal
process.

And upon the conclusion of this transaction,I will come to your country,for
the disbursement of this fund,which 40% of the total amount will be your
compensation,while 60% will be my share for the investment I will need your
help to establish in your country.

Please contact me for further information and commencement of the
transaction through my private email address: gebrell777@luxmail.com.

Yours faithfully,

Gebrell Adams Esq.

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