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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "barbara edward" <bbedward22@msn.com>
Reply-To: kodjoellis@compaqnet.fr
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:38:19 +0000
Subject: FROM ME EDWARD KODJO

EDKOJELLIS CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
PLOT 151 MAITAMA SULE ROAD,
Federal Capital territory, Abuja.
Nigeria.





I am Barrister Edward Kodjo Ellis , the personal
attorney/legal adviser to Chief Mrs.Stella Obasanjo,
the late wife and first lady of the Federal Republic

of Nigeria of incumbent President Olusegun Aremu
Obasanjo.

My late client, Chief (Mrs.) Stella Abebe Obasanjo
died on the early hours
of Sunday 23rd of October, 2005 at the year of
59year old, after a surgical
operation in a Spanish hospital. Though on a private
visit to the southern
town of Marbella. For more information go to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4368806.stm

However, before her demise, she had lodged/deposited
the sum of US
$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Dollars) with a
securities company in Europe without the
knowledge of her husband (Mr. President),
children or her relations. As her personal
attorney/counsel, I kept record of all business
transaction within and without Nigeria and also as
her legal adviser she consulted I first before
embark on any project.

Now, Rather than loose this money $15,000,000.00(Fifteen
million dollars) to the obasanjo family
who have no knowledge of the large sum of money or
to the securities company where it was deposited, So I decided to
contact
you and all I want you to do is to act as a foreign
business partner to my late
client, so that the funds will be transferred to your
nominated account form
the confines of the Securities company in Europe to your
country.

Conclusively, After the funds $15,000,000.00(Fifteen millon

dollars) have been transferred to your nominated
account, 30% will be yours and 60% will be mine and
the remaining, 5% will be for any expenses to be
incurred in the process of the transfer and 5% will
be giving to any charity organization base in your
country as my late client was a mother of all and
she was a great philanthropist during her life time.
I intend to invest
my share of the money in the Tourism sector of your
country’s economy.


I will furnish you with more information as soon as
I hear from you.Also, I want you to know that this
is a life time opportunity and do not refuse it.
Expecting your urgent response so that we can proceed
and conclude te transaction for our mutual benefits
Yours In Partnership
Barrister Edward Kodjo Ellis



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