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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348032180794 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • uc_associate2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ucheuzor williams <uc_associate2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:43:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Respond Appropriately


UCHEUZOR & ASSOCIATE.
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
(Supreme Court attached chamber) Lagos -Nigeria.
FROM THE DESK OF; UCHEUZOR WILLIAMS ESQ
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER)
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
TEL:234-8032180794 (24hrs)

Attn: Mr. Singh Amarjit

Sequel to the instructions I received from my Client Caroline ken Martins (Mrs.) to contact you regarding the transaction of $7 million which she has agreed to make you the beneficiary and as such empowering you to lay claims over the funds from the finance firm where it was deposited for onward utilization in charity.

Assured you that this transaction will not lured anyone of us into unnecessary expenses, all you need do is to prepare yourself to Activate an account with the finance company to facilitate the transference of the funds to your Designated account I will want you to appreciate the fact that we are yet unacquainted, thus In your response a brief profile of your self will certainly promote Trust On my side as her legal adviser, And I demand that you furnish me with your personal details i.e.

1.Your Legitimate names

2. Your home or office address

3. Your Phone and Fax Numbers (cell phone if available)

4. And your identification either international passport or drivers license.

The Fund in question is put all together exceeds US$7,000,000.00 (seven
Million USD) as My Client has in Financial Company. WEST ALLY FINANCE INTERNATIONAL AMSTERDAM, (Europe) and other finance company as you will see in the copy of the WILL or INHERITANCE.

Thus, if you were to execute an agreement of Trusteeship/M.O.U with me to stand as the beneficiary I will have to use my influence as a lawyer to get an affidavit standing you as the BENEFICIARY of the said fund from the federal ministry of justice and the affiliate WEST ALLY FINANCE INTERNATIONAL ,Here making you the beneficiary before you can be able to put up claims to the funds in WEST ALLY FINANCE INTERNATIONAL, AMSTERDAM. And invest the money in Trust under the terms of the agreement as you had entered with my client.

This amount will be retrievable by you as soon as the money is transferred
To your account from the WEST ALLY FINANCE INTERNATIONAL, AMSTERDAM. and as soon as this is done then you shall proceed, I will want you state you mind, i re-direct you to the finance company for a quick remittance with Authority to Release.

I will stop here hoping to receive an earnest positive response from you,
Where as I will implore you to handle this matter with utmost sincerity, so that we can have many other profitable interaction in The near future.

Do please call me on the above stated telephone number and respond to this mail on:uc_associate2000@yahoo.com

I await your response.
Respectfully Yours.
Barrister Uche-uzor Williams. ESQ


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