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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348062479487 (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.
  • yusuf_ballo1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yusuf ballo <ballof1@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: yusuf_ballo1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:23:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CALL ME


From The Desk of Barrister Yusuf Ballo & Associates
Solicitors, Advocates, Notary Public & Legal Adviser
Maka Plaza, No: 12 Orlu Road ikeji lagos.
State-Nigeria.Tel:234-8062479487.
Alternative Email: yusuf_ballo1@yahoo.co.uk

My Dearest Friend

It is with trust and believes that I write to you. I am Barrister Yusuf Ballo, a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney to Mr. Douglas , A nationality of your country,who used to work with shell development company here in Nigeria .Before his death On the 21st of April 2003[my client, and his wife and their three children wereinvolved in a car accident along sagbama express road in which all occupants of the motor died}.

My client {Douglas} deposited the sum of (us$11,000,000,00) Citibank NA, here in Nigeria for himself,with the hope of transferring it to his country. Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you to stand as the next of kin so that can have the chance to apply for the authorities for the release of the inheritance to your account for our own useage only.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the CITIBANK NA, where the (Money) were Deposited.Particularly, the CITIBANK where the deceased Deposited the Sum valued $11,000,000,00 million dollar in fixed account ,The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of in ten official banking days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this Money valued at ($11,000,000,00) million dollars can be claim by you and then you and me can share the money. 40% to you and 50% to me and the other 10% will be for expenses each of us mighty make, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:

NAME: __________SURNAME:__________________

SEX: _____ AGE: ______MARITAL: _______________
COUNTRY: _______CITY: _________

STATE _______ZIP CODE: _______
CONTACT ADDRESS: ________________________
PHONE NO#___________FAX NO#_________________
OCCUPATION: ______________POSITION: _____________
DATE: ___________


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. also the requirement is your full name and address, to enabble get the AFFIDAVITE OF FACT AND CLAIM CERTIFICATE in your name as the real next of kin to my late cleint to empower us received the fund by the CITIBANK. send you the your inheritance fund as the next of kin. your private telephone number for easy communication is needed and this fund will be shared between me and you.
Best regards,


Barrister Yusuf Ballo
Mobile:234-8062479487.
NOTE: REPLY WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS :(yusuf_ballo1@yahoo.co.uk)


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