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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Ibrahim Ajayi <barr_ibrahimajayionline@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:27:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ASA.


IBRAHIM AJAYI CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
#123 LAMBARTH AVE.
ABUJA,NIGERIA.

ATTN:
I am Mr. Ibrahim Ajayi, a Lawyer by profession. I am
the personal attorney to Mr. Charles G. KARIM who
worked for the Chevron Oil Exploration Company in
Nigeria, herein after shall be referred to as my
client.On the 11st of November 2003, my client, his
wife and their three children were involved in a car
accident along Lagos - Ibadan express road vehicle
number AA 136 IKJ. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives. This has proved unsuccessful. I came to
know about you through an enquiry I was making in the
internet, and i found out about you ,which is why I
have decided to contact you, in order to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank.Particularly, the bank where
the deceased had an account valued at about 10.5
Million US Dollars, has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confisticated
within the next 21 official working days.
Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over a year now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5 Million
Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money, on the ratio of 60% for me, and
40%for you. I have all necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I
require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this business 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 email and send to me
your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about the details of this transaction.

Best regards,
Mr Ibrahim Ajayi(Esq)
Principal Partner
Ibrahim Ajayi & Associates


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