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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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • nunu_chamber@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "white nunu" <nunu_chambers16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nunu_chambers001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:27:39 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/YOUR AWARD WINING FUNDS.

FROM THE DESK OF
NUNU CHAMBERS&ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
21 CLEM CRESCENT
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL: nunu_chamber@yahoo.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS


Attention:

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law firm,NUNU
CHAMBERS AND ASSOCISTES {Law Chamber in Lagos,Nigeria. My name is BARRISTER
JERRY WHITE NUNU Esq. A personal attorney to our late client Mr. JAMES
LOCKER who use to worked for an oil firm in Nigeria. Mr JAMES LOCKER a well
known Philanthropist, before he died, he made a Will stating that $2m (two
million USA dollars only)should be donated to any Philanthropist of our
choice overseas. We have made a random draw that your name and e-mail
address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will.

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because
they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this
Will within two weeks or else the money will be credited to the Government
treasury as per law here.It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our
late client.You are required to contact me immediately to start the process
of sending this money to any of your designated official account.

I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind
that the Bank has given us a date limit.please act fast. please contact me
with my private mail box nunu_chamber@yahoo.co.uk Your award certificate
will be sent to you immediately you contact this chamber, Through your
paying bank.

Regards,
BARRISTER J.W. NUNU

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