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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:

• 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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • jollyazuka200@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jollyazuka20@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jollya=20zuka?= <jollyazuka200@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jollyazuka211@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 23:43:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Inheritance claim


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : jollyazuka200@yahoo.fr

Inheritance claim


Attn: Sir/Madam,


I write in respect of my late client an America, who died with his wife and two children in an auto crash in Kara district of my country on 31 October 2004 .He was the CEO of M.C.C Constructions Ltd.


He was my client and I have been directed by his bank to search for his next of kin to claim fund belonging to the deceased which has been dormant without any claim either from his family or relatives.


This is because the bank could not locate any of his relatives.The said amount is USD$10.M (Ten million United States dollars Only.


Please if you would like to work with me in confidence to have this fund transferred to your account as the next of kin of my deceased client,indicate your interest, to me as his personal lawyer I can not have this fund transferred into my account for security reasons.


This chamber desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in the handling of this information as all documents will be forwarded to you for this claim. pls for any further information do contact me true these email address: jollyazuka20@yahoo.com



Yours Sincerely,


Barrister.Jolly Azuka.(SAN)

Principal Attorney,

(Solicitors & Advocates of the supreme court of Nigeria

- jollya zuka

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