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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • jamesuzoma@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "uzoma james" <uzomajames@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:04:39 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Uzoma James, Accountant Trans Credit Union Inc,Lagos Branch.I
have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

On December 6, 1998, an El-salvadoran Oil consultant/contractor with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Ramirez Jimenez made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US Dollars
19,500,000.00(Fifteen Million,Five hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation he died
from a bomb blast accident.On further investigation, I found out that he
died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.


I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not
declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US Dollars 19,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian Law, at
the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim this fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foriegner to stand in
as the next of kin to him so that the fruits of this man's labour will not
get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.



There is no doubt that since you name is related to his name that you are
related to him and for this reason there is no difficulty in getting the
funds to you.

This is simple,Since my bank lawyer is also involve in this claim to make it
100% legal he will get all the required legal documents in your favour to
position you as the inheritance/next of kin to the deceased's fund.We will
like you to provide immediately your full names and address including your
phone/fax numbers so that our bank lawyer will prepare the necessary
documents and court affidavit which will put you in place as the next of
kin.

We would need you as a Foreigner acting as the next of kin and sole
benefactor to the inheritance of him to and claim this money.The money will
be paid to you for us to share in the ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the Lawyer and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via the private email address below.I will then forward
your details to the lawyer who will give you more information about the
business and the deceased and also tell you how you can asist us to claim
the money and help you understand the
transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and BE rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because we shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address :(jamesuzoma@sify.com)

Thanks and regards.

Mr. James Uzoma

For more information regarding the Lagos-Nigeria bomb blast, visit
these two sites:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2698081.stm
2.http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/015d1b5df52a643bc1256cbb0054d8c2?


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