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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "you are advice to send" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • lazarusubaka_esq@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lazarus_esq1" <lazarus_esq1@canada.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:00:01 -0800
Subject: Can You assist?


FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER
LAZARUS UBAKA.
Principal Partner,
LAZARUS UBAKA & CO.
#5, Raufu James Crescent,
Lagos, Nigeria.


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Lazarus Ubaka, Personal Attorney to the late Mr Patrick
Jonah.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)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004 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 hence I contacted you. I seek
your consent and assistance in repartriating money left
behind by my late client before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where the depositis
lodged. The deposit is valued US$9,500,000.00 (Nine
Million,Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars only) and it is lodged with Standard Trust Bank Of
Nigeria .

The bank has issued me an ultimatum to presenta next-of-kin
of the deceased to inherit the funds or have the account
declared serviceable 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 of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this
account valued US$9,500,000.00 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.

I have necessary legal documents that will be used to
support claim of the inheritance from the bank. All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us see the
transaction through. I guarantee that the 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 from you,
1.Your Full names.
2.Your Telephone and fax numbers.
3.Your Contact address.
4.Your Date of birth.
5.Your Occupation.

As soon as I recieve these information I will file-in a
formal application to the bank for the inheritance in your
name as next-of-kin of the deceased. That will enable the
bank to process the transaction with you as beneficiary and
remit the funds in your name as (Inheritor). Please you are
advice to send your reply to my alternative email
address :-Email: - (lazarusubaka_esq@canada.com)

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Lazarus Ubaka.
Principal Partner,
LAZARUS UBAKA & CO.
#5, Raufu James Crescent,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Can You assist?



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