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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • paulbassey01@yahoo.co.uk
  • jbarristerpaulbassey01@jubii.dk

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Paul=20Bassey?= <paulbassey01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barristerpualbasseychambersco@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:46:20 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: STAND AS NEXT OF KIN


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: paulbassey01@yahoo.co.uk



ATTN:



Dear Sir,


You may naturally be surprised to get this proposal since we

have not met before or discussed about business.


But permit me to humbly advice you not to discard or reject the content and good intent of this proposal despite the fact that we have not met each other .This information I am conveying to you today, if accorded appropriate attention and confidentiality it deserves, will without any atom of doubt transform your life. Do not let fear and doubt debar you from the offer I am presenting to you today. He who exercises caution in an evidently danger-free situation is not wise.


My name is Barrister Paul Bassey, an attorney-at-law. I am writing to you concerning the pathetic fate of my late client, Mr.Harrison Couch, an American citizen, from Iowa State. He was awarded a 5-year Turn Around Maintenance{T.A.M.}and allied contract services on revolving basis by the Nigerian Refineries Management Agency{N.R.M.A.}and he put a luster performance record during the course of this project. He executed this contract meritoriously to the satisfaction of the entire management of NRMA.


But as fate may have it, Mr.Harrison Couch, wife and only child, unfortunately died in a ghastly plane crash on the 11th of December, 2005 while returning from a party in Abuja the country capital. You can refer to the Hallmark National Newspaper, 12\12\2005, page 3, for verification of incident or view the scene of the crash and new update:



http://www.onlinenigeria.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=23&pos=47

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/12/10/nigeria.crash/



At the time of his death, he had the sum of eighteen million seven hundred and fifty three thousand United State's Dollars {$18,753,000} only outstanding debt to collect from NRMA, through his bank. By dint of hard work coupled with my compassion for my late client, through legal battles I was able to persuade the N.R.M.A. to pay the above amount of money in favour of my client late Mr. Couch.


After three consecutive weeks of legal battle with the bank, the cheque was finally paid to the bank, but late Mr. Couch has no legitimate next-of-kin or beneficiary to claim the money till date. As an attorney, it behooves me to assist my late client's family to get the deceased's money but obviously not at the expense of breaching the law.


Following this development therefore, I started earnestly searching for the late contractor's family through the American Embassy in Nigeria and other sources in U.S.A. but all to no avail.Now,a greater problem than getting Mr. Couch's next-of-kin has arisen. The bank has given me 14 days ultimatum to provide Mr. Couch’s family member or the account be declared unserviceable. Hence, I write you to act as the next-of-kin to late Mr. Couch . You will get 30% as compensation and my Chamber 60%. While 10% will be for all local and international expenses during this transaction.


This transaction is 100% risk free. I think I have sincerely explained the whole truth to you.

Thanking you in advance for your co-operation and camaraderie. Hope to hear from you soon. You may contact me soon through my personal Email:jbarristerpaulbassey01@jubii.dk


Best regards,


Barrister Paul Bassey.

- Paul Bassey

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