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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Alima Christopher <alima_associates@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:06:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Our mutual client. Further to my earlier mail


Attention:Bishop Robert Shed

Sir,

In regards to your email of today,i would like to know from you if there is anyway an attorney in United States Of America can work for you without first,collecting his legal fees?but in my own case,i only ask for the fees that i shall use to execute this transaction without including my legal charge not even a cent.Remember,i never said i have traveled to Europe or that i have purchased the tickets or that am already in Europe,i said you should send this $11,500 to enable my agents book for all the necessary things so that i can travel to meet up with the appointment i have with the bankers.

However,the simple reason i sent you my certificate of call to bar in my last email which am not suppose to send to you and my identification card,is to prove your insinuation wrong.I am a certified legal practitioner in Nigeria and i look forward for you to send this $11,500 through western union to the below informations(Please split the money into three places for conveniences)

Mr Kingsley Ndibe
Mr Nduibe George
Mr Adindu Ijezie
Test-Question:Working for
Answer:Bishop Shed

And get back to me with the control number immediately you send the money to enble me be in Europe unfailinly Tuesday Night.

I guarantee and assure you that if you send this money unfailingly monday morning,i shall call you immediately i come down from flight,then after meeting with the bankers,i will finally inform you of when the money shall be arrival your country.

Yours In Service

Christopher Alima
Senior Partner,Alima&Associates



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