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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:

• 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 next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Chukwudi"<chukemekus1@myway.com>
Reply-To: chukemekus2001@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:26:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Please get back to me immediately






Good day,May I crave your indulgence to solicit for your co-operation in a business opportunity.Although,I am skeptical to discuss the business on the internet owing to lots of unsolicited/spam mails on the net this days, but I would be glad to do so if you provide me with your private email address and of course, your direct telephone number so that I can call you.Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you, My name is Barrister Chukwudi Ejikeme an attorney at law. I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as the next of kin to a deceased client of my who died in an Auto accident on the 21st of July 2003 with his wife and their two children.However, I am contacting you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$10.5million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were depositedHe died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now
have an open beneficiary mandate.On receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do, I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.YOURS FAITHFULLY,Barrister Chukwudi Ejikeme


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