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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "consultation fee " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • legal_richardudu@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "legal_richardudu" <legal_richardudu@terra.com.br>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:00:18 -0300
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT!!!


RICHARD ADEBAYO & CO.LEGAL
PRACTITIONERS, SOLICITORS,
ATTORNEYS AND NOTARY PUBLIC
PLOT 270 AKINOLA AGUDA CRESENT
ASOKORO -ABUJA, NIGERIA
E-MAIL:-legal_richardudu@lawyer.com
TELEPHONE:- 234-236780
ATTENTION:
DEAR SIR/MA,
FUND TRANSFER AND INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
YOUR COMPANY AND INFO WAS INTRODUCED TO ME BY A NIGERIAN DIPLOMAT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHO IN ADDITION RECOMMENDED YOU AS A TRUSTWORTHY PARTNER FOR THIS TRANSCATION, WHICH I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU.
MY CLIENT DR (MRS) KEMA CHIKWE WAS NIGERIA'S MINISTER OF AVIATION FROM 1999-JUNE 2003 AND NOW SHE IS A SENIOR ADVISER TO PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO. DURING HER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AS MINISTER OF AVIATION, SHE RECEIVED FINANCIAL GRATIFICATIONS FROM FOREIGN COMPANIES,GOVERNMENT AND PERSONALITIES,WHOM SHE WAS AWARDED INFLATED CONTRACTS AT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY.
SINCE SHE IS STILL IN GOVERNMENT,SHE CANNOT INVEST THIS MONEY IN NIGERIA OR KEEP IT IN A NIGERIA BANK TO AVOID TRIAL FOR CORRUPT PRACTICES BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT. FOR THIS REASON SHE HAS MOVED THIS FUND TOTALLING THIRTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$37,500,000.00) CASH TO EUROPE WHERE IT IS NOW SAFELY DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY.
AS HER ATTORNEY SHE HAS MANDATED ME TO FIND A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN PARTNER WHOM SHE CAN AUTHORIZE THROUGH "POWER OF ATTORNEY" TO RECEIVE THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY ON HER BEHALF AND ASSIST HER TO INVEST IT OVERSEAS.
IF YOU AGREE TO BE HER FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL RECEIVE AND KEEP THIS FUND FOR HER, YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THIS FUND IN ADDITION YOU WILL ASSIT HER TO INVEST HER OWN %80 SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUTRY OF HER CHOICE AND YOU WILL BE PAID A MONTHLY CONSULTATION FEE FOR TAKING CARE OF THE INVESTMENT.
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT MY CLIENT WILL SEND A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY WHO WILL ASSIT YOU TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WITH OUT ANY PROBLEM.
YOU SHOULD GO THORUGH THIS PROPOSAL, IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN THIS TRANSCATION.YOU CAN SEND YOUR REPLY THROUGH MY DIRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS:legal_richardudu@lawyer.com
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
RICHARD ADEBAYO
(PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY)

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