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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.)
• 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.
  • +2348033190830 (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.
  • prudent_chambers1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Blair John <blair@blairjohn.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:28:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE.



Late Chief (Mrs.) Stella Obasanjo

THE LEGAL FINANCIAL ADVISER ON APPROPRIATION TO THE LATE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA.
Goodday,

With all due sence of respect,suavity and decurum Sir, I am Barrister Greg Whyce Egwu Esq, Senior Advocate Of Nigeria (SAN), the Legal Adviser on finacial approprietion to the Late first lady of Nigeria Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, who died on Saturday the 22nd of Oct 2005 in a Spanish Hospital after a Surgical Operation that was unsuccessful.

I write to propose a business which will unmittigatedly benefit you, and I.
Meanwhile, there is a fund being kept in my care about $14.5M USD, for the Project of the Charity Organisation on Child Care Trust (CCT) Cordinated by United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) in Ondo, Edo & Osun states of Nigeria,which i need to transfer out of the country a soon as possible.

Now am in need of a trustworthy,Honest and Sincere Person who i can transfer the money to his or her Foreign Account, and 40% of the fund goes to whoever that will receive this fund from my Country.

I will be grateful if you are ready for the transaction. If really you are interested, quickly contact me on my direct secret security number +234-803-319-0830, so that we will orally discuss the modalities of making this move. Please for security reasons all correspondence only Via my Chambers email address: prudent_chambers1@myway.com

My Picture below,and that of the first lady (late) above are to authenticate and assure you of the genuiness of this deal without Prattling.

It may interest you to know that i decided to live this fund where it is domiciled for obvious reasons best known to me,untill it is exactly one year which was on the 22nd October 2006. Now with the present date you can see with me that One Calendar Year has been clocked, hence my lofty approach to you for us to use our business spirit and execute successfully this deal.

I am unreservedly assuring you that there is no vestige of risk involved in this deal only try to maintain secrecy.

As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly forward to me your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile numbers, address and
banking cordinates and I will have to apply for the release and
subsequent Transfer of the fund in your favor.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.

View web site bellow for obituary of late Mrs.Stella Obasanjo.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html


BARRISTER GREG WHYCE EGWU ESQ,

SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA (SAN).

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