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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:
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348042107591 (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.
  • sanniado_esq@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER SANNI ADO <sanniado_esq@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 00:55:36 +0200
Subject: FROM: BARRISTER SANNI ADO

BARRISTER SANNI ADO & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)LAGOS NIGERIA.
Email:sanniado_esq@yahoo.com
Tell:234-80-421-075-91

                       RE: REGARDING LATE ENGR.USMAN DANFODIO

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter,but it was borne out of desperation and current development,Please bear with me.

  I am BARRISTER SANNI ADO a solicitor at law. I was the Personal Attorney to (Late Engr.Usman Danfodio) a national of your country,who owned an oil servicing company here in Nigeria.

Herein after shall be referred to as my client. Who died along with his wife and their only Son on the September 11th 2001 event of Terrorist Attack in America.You can view the Website as Indicating some Photographs of the incident: www.september11news.com

I know that my client had no living Next of kin but i went ahead and made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.I only did so to be double sure of this act. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track some one abroad through the Internet, hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Eko Citi Bank of Nigeria Plc,where the decease had an account valued at about USD$16million dollars and the Bank has issued me a notice that in the event that no next of kin comes up for the claim, the account will be confiscated after Seven years if not claimed .

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over Five years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, if you can stand as the next of Kin of my client and claim the fund before it could be confiscated.

This account valued at USD$16million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money.Thus: 60% shall be for me and 40% for you while any earmarked expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the fund will be paid by Me and You.After you must have succeded in claiming the fund,i will then come over to your country for onward disbushment,but you have to assure me that you are not going to sit on this fund as soos as it gets to you.

I have Every necessary Prove and legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is your honest co-operation 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 private e-mail : sanniado_esq@yahoo.com, or call me on my mobile number:234-80-205-962-19,to enable us discuss further.

If You are interested,send me your Phone/Fax number,Your Home/Office Address and a copy of your drivers licence by attachment so that we can communicate and proceed.

Please feel free to call me.

I look forward to your urgent response.
Best regards,
Barrister Sanni Ado(Esq)

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