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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "CHIEF ANTHONY .I. IDIGBE" <a.idigbe_san@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:55:31 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: DETAILS.


PUNUKA CHAMBERS
PUNUKA ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS

Address:
Plot 45 Oyibo Adjarho Street
Off Ayinde Akinmade Street
Off Admiralty Way, (by White Dove School)
Lekki Phase 1,
Lekki-Lagos
Nigeria


Dear Friend,


Thanks for your swift response over my business proposition to you.

Note that i contacted you into this transaction for the fact that you have to stand as the new next of kin to my late deceased client(MR. AMBROVIC SALLY). Based on this you are to apply to the here for the claim of Mr. Ambrovic's balance of twenty six million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars ($26,500,000,00), as the new next of kin to Mr. Ambrovic Sally. You will be offered 40% of the total sum, at the end of this transaction.

Secondly the reason that you have been contacted now is because, my late client(MR. AMBROVIC SALLY) from Germany but he based here in nigeria before he passed away in the year 2005. In view of this, I got your contact in my country's trade journal after which i was convinced to contact you and introduce this business with you as a foreigner. The request of the foreigner as a next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that, my late client (MR. AMBROVIC SALLY) was a foreigner and a Nigerian can not stand as the new next of kin to a foreigner.

Please i will like to know your final idea on this transaction urgently to enable us proceed with this transaction immediately,because we have no time to waste.

Kindly forward your direct mobile phone number with your below information upon the receipt of this mail,to enable me contact you directly for more clarification/discusion over this transaction and to put all in place regarding your application/claim to the fund in question.

1) Your full name
2) Current house contact address
3) Nationality
4) Occupation
5) Age
6) Sex
7) Marital Status
8) Direct Phone and fax number.

Upon the receipt of the above information i will brief you fully regarding this transaction and it's terms. You can call me on my cell phone (+234) 802-4706640

Await for your quick response.


Regards,
CHIEF ANTHONY .I. IDIGBE (SAN).





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