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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • adisonkristchambers@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adsin Krist Chambers <adisonkristchambers@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:14:22 -0400
Subject: Confidential . Please reply immediately



Good Day

I am Barrister Adison Krist, personal assistant andattorney to The Sultan of Sokoto Mohammadu MaccidoThe spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims who diedalong with his son who is a senator in an air planecrash in October 2006.view detailed information on his death below in BBCnews.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6096420.stmBefore his death,he kept $40 million dollars in TrustLink Security Company in Nigeria where he stored themoney in cash in one trunk box and also he used a fakename to store this money so that no one will have anytrace or know that he was the one that owns the moneyand he kept this money for the sake of running apresidential election for his son to run aspresidential candidate in 2007 but unfortunately hemet his death in October in an air plane crashtogether with his son.Due to the fact that I am his personal assistant andattorney, I was the signatory and witness of thedeposit of the funds which he made to Trust LinkSecurity Company and due to the fact that he used afake name to deposit the funds, the security companycannot get to him and now I am the only one that thesecurity company knows as the attorney that signed thewitness form for the deposit of $40 million which wasmade by Sultan of Sokoto Mohammadu Maccido.I want to move this money out of the country becauseright now, Nigeria is not stable due to the ongoingPresidential elections coming up and it is expectedthat there may be a war if things are not properlyhandled so I seek you honest and trustworthyassistance to move this funds out of the countrybecause I cannot do it alone and I want to leave thecountry for good as soon as the funds are out of thecountry.I promise to make a fair deal with you on the sharingof the funds for your assistance and also I will liketo have a business relationship and investment withyou.I will make you a deal of 40% of the total funds ifyou can finance and assist me in receiving the fundsoutside the country for me.Contact me if you are willing to assist.REPLY BACK VIA EMAIL TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:adisonkristchambers@hotmail.com
or contact my Husband for all the details on this telephone number :
Name : Barrister Adison Krist .
Phone : +2347030852955

Expecting to have a good business relationship with you .

Regards
Barrister Adison krist
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