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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • barristerjaja_robinson@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER ROBINSON JAJA" <jaja_r28@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerjaja_robinson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:06:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

BARRISTER ROBINSON JAJA & CO CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
FEDERAL HIGH COURT,
14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,
ACCRA - GHANA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments, I Barrister Robinson Jaja have decided to bestow this trust on you, which I pray you will not ignore or betray. I apologise in advance for any inconveniences this may cause you. I am Barrister Robinson Jaja the Personal Attorney to late Engr. Takashi Saikachi, he was a Japanese great owned Construction Comapny and a Japan, resident in Accra, here in Ghana. On the Monday 15th April, 2002, my client, his wife And their only child were involved in a plane crash that killed 115 passengers. Let me refer you to the website below;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_1930000/1930354.stm

Since then 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 locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money that belong to my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $14.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next 14 official working days.

Since i have been unsuccesful in locating the the relatives for over 4years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $14.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% should be rembursement of incidental expenses that may incure during the process of the transaction or tax as your government may require, I will secure certificate of deposit and other relevant approvals 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.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the Law.Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further. Please contact me through my private email: (barristerjaja_robinson@yahoo.co.uk)

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Best regards,
Barrister Robinson Jaja.

NB:Pls include to me your private telphone and fax number in your response.

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