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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • barr_jajajohnchambers@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER JAJA JOHN CHAMBERS" <barr_jajajohnchamber06@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_jajajohnchambers@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:25:53 +0000
Subject: GOOD FRIEND

JAJA JOHN KANU & CO

(JOHN & CO CHAMBER)

BARRISTER, SOLICITOR AND ROTARY PUBLIC

HEAD OFFICE

23 VICTORIA ISLAND WAY

IKOYI LAGOS

NIGERIA.

 

ATTN: GOOD FRIEND

 

RE: NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT ADAMS ABRAHAM I AM BARRISTER JAJA JOHN KANU A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR. ADAMS AITKEN, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL-DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HEREINAFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON APRIL  1999,MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A PLANECRASH OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE IN COTE D’IVOIRE. ALL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DIED.

 

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, TO LOCATE A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE TO THE BANK HERE THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WERE LODGED. PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT (USD25.7 MILLION DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT FOURTEEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.

 

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED, SINCE YOU  ARE CAPABLE OF DOING THIS TRANSACTION. SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT (USD25.7 MILLIONDOLLARS) CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY.60% TO ME AND 40% TO YOU I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP OUR CLAIMS. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY MY EMAIL AND SEND TO ME YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL barr_jajajohnchambers@yahoo.com,TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

 

BEST REGARDS,

BARRISTER JAJA JOHN

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