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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • barrister_adeyemi@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "babbalumusa" <barrister_adeyemi@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:30:16 +0100
Subject: Treat As Urgent

BARRISTER ADEYEMI & ASSOCIATES SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES 214/
GRE APPAPA LAGOS NIGERIA. POST CODE 23401 PRIVATE
EMAIL:(barrister_adeyemi@rediffmail.com)

Dear.Sir/Madam .

I must apologise for berging into your mailbox without a
formal introduction of myself to you. Actually, I pick up
your email address when I was asking my mind on whom I am to
trust in other to get a good and capable business person in
your country since I know that they are very reliable people
for both business and investment purposes. Let me start by
introducing myself; I am Barrister Adeyemi Babbalumusa .as
you already know me for almost a year plus now,I have been
keeping this within me,but your good mind and God heart made
me to writte you this letter.

I was the Personal Attorney to late Mr. Morris Thompson an
American who was a private businessman in my country and in
the United Kingdom UK London,but unfortunately lost his life
in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which
crashed on January 31st 2000, including his wife and only
daughter. You can read more about the crash on visiting
these sites below, 1.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list Before
the plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a deposit value of
US$ 12.500,000.00 (Twive Million Five Hundred Thousand USD)
($12.5 MILLION) in the HSBC BANK LONDON Upon maturity
several notice was sent to him, another notification was
sent and
still no response came from him. I later found out that my
client Mr. Morris Thompson and his family had been killed in
that plane crash. After further investigation it was also
discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson's next of kin was his
daughter who died with him in the crash.What borders me most
is that
according to the laws of my country and the UK at the
expiration of 8 years the funds will revert to the ownership
of the UK/NIGERIA . GOVERNMENT, if nobody applies to claim
the funds.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will
like you as a foreigner who is my very good friend that I
trust so much to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Morris
Thompson so that you will be able to receive these funds for
both of us. WHAT IS TO BE DONE:- I want you to know that I
have had
everything planned out so that we shall come out
successfully. As a barrister, I will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr.
Morris Thompson.


PLEASE YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS
STATED BELOW, [1] : [2] ADDRESS: [3] AGE: [4] SEX: [5]
TELEPHONE: [6] FAX: [7] OCCUPATION STATUS: Also be informed
that this Transaction will take us just 15 working days to
accomplish beginning from when I receive your Data's.After
you have been made
the next of kin, I will also file an application to the HSBC
BANK LONDON on your behalf as soon as I secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favor for the
movement of the funds to an account that will be provided by
you.

This process is 100% riskfree as I have set out all the
modalities to see that a legalized method is used because I
will prepare all the necessary documents. Please note that
utmost secrecy and confidentiality is required at all times
during this transaction. Once the funds have been
transferred into your nominated bank account we shall share
in the ratio of 50% for me, 40%
for you and we will use the other 10% for any unexpected
expencies that may be incured during the transfer of the
fund. Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.

PRIVATE EMAIL:(barrister_adeyemi@rediffmail.com)

Best Regards,
babbalumusa Bello .

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