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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • steve_chambersng@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "STEPHEN AND ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS" <steve_chambersng01@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:06:46 +0000
Subject: READ CAREFULLY PLEASE.

FROM: STEPHEN O. UZOMAH (ESQ.)
PLEASE REPLY TO: steve_chambersng@yahoo.com

My Dear ,

I am sorry for bothering you and please do not be surprised at this
mail but I crave your indulgence to just give it fair attention to
convince yourself.

I am Barr. Stephen Uzomah, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorneyto Phillip Dillon, a foreigner who was an oil merchant here and used
to
work with Handebull Construction & Oil Services in Nigeria. hereinafter
referred to as my client.

On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to us that my Client and his
wife were involved in a Local Plane Crash at Kano State en route from
sokoto to Abuja (the capital city of Nigeria), all occupants in the
Plane lost their lives,unfortunately on this same flight were other
dignitaries like the former Nigeria Sports Minister and a host of
others.

Since then I have made several enquiries to the embassies here to
locate any of my clients extended relations, these effort proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track his last name from a reference search to locate any member of his
family
hence I contacted you and I feel it is by divine providence that I am
contacting you in this matter, though you dont have the same last name i
still find your profile interesting and capable of assisting me in this
noble goal.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$17
million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank , where my late client operated his account.
The bank has since issued me a notice, to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated by their next board meeting.

For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives
during these past period of time, I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased and now that I have finally located
you, I honestly think it does not matter even if you are not related to my
late client the MOST IMPORTANT thing is that you are INTERESTED to
execute the matter with me and since he did not leave any record behind
even at the bank, will have no problem to convince the bank that you are
related to him because it is better for you and me to claim this money
than for the bank to seize it as unclaimed.

I will present you to the bank as a COUSIN to my late client and I will
secure some necessary legal documents to back up this claim so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you, instead of the
bank confiscating the money. I feel the money will be more useful to
you and me than the bank.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the modalities for transfer and I will give you the full details. I
have all necessary information and have arranged to process all the
relevant legal documents needed to back you up for the claim.
All I require from you, is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement, that will protect you from any breach of the
law and as we progress,you will also have the opportunity to confirm
directly from the bank about this deposit.

IMPORTANT: For more privacy of your reply. PLEASE REPLY TO MY PERSONAL
EMAIL:steve_chambersng@yahoo.com (THIS EMAIL IS MORE PRIVATE TO ME) and I
will
give you telephone number for more details.

Respectfully,

Barrister Stephen Uzomah

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