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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • chidichamber@yahoo.fr
  • chidichamber@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Bright Chidi" <brightchidi@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:36:07 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND///

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BRIGHT CHIDI (ESQ).
AMAZING GRACE CHAMBER,
BRIGHT CHIDI & CO.
#5, RAUFU WILLIAMS CRESCENT,
LAGOS, NIGERIA .
PRIVATE E-mail:(chidichamber@yahoo.fr
)
(URGENT ASSISTANCE.)


Hello Dear Friend,


Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. Although
we never met before but I got your email Through email marketing firlm
and commerce, but I have every reason to believe that you are a highly
respected personality, considering the fact that I got your E-mail
address through email marketing firlm, my network online, in my searching
for a reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction, which
involves huge sum of funds.

I am Barrister Bright Chidi, Personal Attorney to late Mr, Alberth
Stauffer, A foreign construction engineer who was resident here in
Nigeria.My client died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in
Thailand in December 2004.Asia Earth Quake Disaster(TSUNAMI DISASTER) On the
6th of January 2005,I recieved a phone call as his personal Attorney which
broke the tragic news of my clients death in the Tsunami disaster.Since then
I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives.This
has proved unsuccessful,



After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the internet but all to no avail hence I contacted you. I seek your
consent and assistance in repartriating The money and property left behind
by my late client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where the deposit is lodged.


The deposit is valued (US$6,000,000.00 United States Dollars only) and
it is lodged with (DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC).
The bank has issued me an ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of the
deceased to inherit the funds or have the account declared unserviceable two
weeks ago.The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within 28
working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property.

The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996
to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.

I hereby seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin to my
late client Engr Alberth Stauffer so that the proceeds of this account
valued US$6,000,000.00 can be transferred to you as inheritance, and
thereafter you and me will share the money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while
5% will be donated to the Tsunami Disaster Charity Fund.and any
miscellaneous expenses that might be incure in the cause of this
transaction.

All I require is your financial support, and your full honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through and secure all the legal
documents.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.To commence the
process of claiming the funds, I will require the following information's
from you.And if you are capable to handle this deal with me Quickly get back
to me through my alternative mail for urgent attention
(chidichamber@yahoo.fr)
)

1.Your Full names,
2.Your Telephone and fax numbers,
2.Residence Address,
4.Your occupation /and age,
5.Your conpeney address and name if any,

With this listed information I will proceed to the bank (DIAMOND BANK
NIGERIA PLC) and summit your deters for urgent perusal,

Yours Sincerely.
Barrister Bright Chidi.

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