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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • jubah_esq@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Ubah <jubah_esq@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jubah_associates@excite.com
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 07:04:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your kind attention is needed.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jubah_esq@yahoo.com

Ubah & Associates,

Liberty-law Firm,

#164 Green-vine road,

Wuse district-zone[3],

Abuja city, West Africa.


Your kind attention is needed.

I am Mr.James F.Ubah,an attorney to Engr Marc S Johnson,a national of your country,who used to work with [AGULF International]a Shipping Company in Abuja. Herein, after shall be referred to as my client. On the 24th june 1998, my client,his wife and their only Child/son,were involved in a car accident along korayua,express-road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.


Since then I have made several media publications and inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all have yielded no positive contact.NOTE:Union Merchant-Bank,where the deceased had an account valued at about$7.2million dollars,has issued my firm a notice to provide the next of kin or have the accountconfiscated within the next 14 official working days following banking regulations.


Also,GROUP-3 PARTNERSHIP ESTATE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT,have written a Letter of Notification to my firm for the renewal of his property-ownership certificate in the local government agency.Therefore, since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years.


I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to the bank /property agent.You have to act as the next of kin,so that the proceeds of this account valued at 7.2million dollars can be paid to your designated account immediately.Thus,in partnership we shall distribute the funds in these percentages;60% to my firm and 40% to you.As I have all the necessary legal documents put to legality with international status that can be used to back up any claim we may make.


All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence to enable us seeing this transaction to a success.On my Honor,iguarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.In addition all the support claim papers and company registration documents would also be sent to for perusals.


Thank you for your good understanding and confidence.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Johnson F.Ubah

Principle Partner.





- Johnson Ubah

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