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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • uzoma_henry@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "henry uz" <henry-uz9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uzoma_henry@k.ro
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:49:07 +0000
Subject: Urgent response needed (Harris)

Dear Friend,

Please permit my unsolicited mail, I am a solicitor at law, as well personal
attorney to Mr. John Harris hereinafter refers as my client, who used to
work with Nigerian Cement Company.

Whereas my client with his entire family were among the victims of bomb
Explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, that happened on January 27, 2002 which claimed
many lives and property. Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved
unsuccessful, hence I contacted you.

See the 2 website of the bomb explosion below:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

I contacted you to assist in claiming this fund from the finance house where
he deposited it before his untimely death.
The finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about
USD{$10.5 Million} Ten Million Five Hundred dollars has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from his country and sharing the same last name (Harris), so
that the proceeds of this account valued at USD{$10.5} can be paid to you
as the Next of Kin.

All I need is your full maximum support and cooperation to enable us achieve
this transaction within 10 working days and I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and i from any
breach of the law.

I also agree to pay you 35% of the total fund, 60% for me and
5% earmarked for reimbursment incase of any expenses we may incure.

For your assistance, you will not only assist in investing the money, you
And I will be entitled to a good percentage of the whole proceeds as will be
Agreed.

Do please indicate your willingness to assist by sending your:

1) Your name in full
2) Contact address
3) Confidential telephone number(mobile)
4) Confidential fax number

Lastly,your age and occupation as to enable us commence immediately.

I will inform you on the next step to Follow.


Best regards,


Barrister Uzoma Henry Idaboh.


NOTE: All reply regarding this transaction should please send to my private
email address uzoma_henry@k.ro

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