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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:

• 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.
  • danadams1020@gmail.com
  • chief_tafa001@ny.com

Fraud email example:

From: "CHIEF TAFA BALOGUN" <chief_tafa02@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:09:49 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Attn:

It was until Monday, 17th January 2005 the Inspector General of Police in
Nigeria.

The Government woke up and announce my UNTIMELY RETIREMENT without any
official statement. My accounts in Switzerland and London which has about
US$200 Million and US$150 Million Dollars respectively (all my life's
savings) has been frozen by the Nigerian Economic and FinancialCrimes
Commission (EFCC) visit the BBC publication on
his;<http://news.bbc.couk/2/hi/africa/4184257.stm

But apart from the frozen Switzerland and London accounts, there is another
sum of US$27.5 million that i deposited with a Finance/Security Company
overseas which the Nigerian Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not know about the existence.

I want you to assist me to claim and transfer this sum into your personal
account for safe keeping pending the outcome of the investigation.My
family's passports have been siezed and my son and wife placed underhouse
arrest. All i require is your honest cooperation to get this consignment
claimed and transferred to you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangementthat
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with my
lawyer on this informations below;

NAME:BARRISTER ADAMS WILLIAMS(ESQ)
EMAIL:danadams1020@gmail.com


I would be grateful if this mail will be favoured with an early
response.Please reply to my prive email for more directives please:
chief_tafa001@ny.com

Regards,
Tafa Balogun(RTD)

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