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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 amount of money" (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)
  • "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 us 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.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348080207475 (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.
  • victoriachamberscomplex3@yahoo.co.uk
  • victoria.chambers@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister.Tonye Aluko" <victoriachamberscomplex3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 09:16:01 +0000
Subject: Response Urgently Anticipated



Victoria Chambers Complex( Tonye & Kayode Esq )12 Adewole Crescent,Victoria Island,Lagos State,Nigeria.RE : VICTORIACHAMBERSCOMPLEX3@YAHOO.CO.UK or victoria.chambers@hotmail.co.ukPhone : +2348080207475 Hello, This is Barrister.Tonye Aluko of Victoria Chambers Complex,a Solicitor at law and a personal attorney to late Eng.Mark Wallace,who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company here in Nigeria,herein after,shall be referred to as my client.on the 20th day of October 2005 he died with his wife and 3 children in a Bellview plane crash from Lagos going to Abuja for an official meeting holding with the Nigerian government on Petroleum issues. You can view the Web below: www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/nigeria.plane . Since then,I have made several inquiries with his country embassy to locate any of his extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you for this proposal to act as the legal next of kin / beneficiary by legal WILL to late Eng.Mark Wallace since you are a foreigner and the money will be released only to a foreigner who I present as the original legal next of kin / beneficiary by legal WILL to late Eng. Mark Wallace. I have contacted you to assist me to the huge amount of money left behind by late Eng.Mark Wallace with the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit was lodged. The deceased had a deposit valued presently at $12.7million US Dollars and the bank has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin/beneficiary by legal WILL otherwise have the account confiscated within the next forty-one official working days of the bank.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 year now,I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin/Beneficiary by legal WILL to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12.7 Million US dollars can be paid into any bank account you nominated as the next of kin/beneficiary by legal WILL to my late client.This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,45% to me and 45% to you and the remaining 10% will be for the disbursement of any expenses that might incur on course of the transaction. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we make.All I require from you is for you to provide a secure bank account where this fund will be transferred and your honest co-operation,confidentiality,understanding and trust to enable us see this transaction through as scheduled.I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me through my private reply E-mail: VICTORIACHAMBERSCOMPLEX3@YAHOO.CO.UK or victoria.chambers@hotmail.co.uk Please, kindly provide me with the following information for easy communication:
1. Your Telephone number for easy communication.2. Fax number if any. I expect your maximum co-operations, confidentiality,trust and understanding to see this transaction through as scheduled.I will be waiting to get those information’s as soon as possible for us to proceed immediately.Consider this proposal as highly confidential.Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated. Best regards,Barrister. Tonye Aluko.
N.B. Remember to reply through my private reply email : VICTORIACHAMBERSCOMPLEX3@YAHOO.CO.UK or victoria.chambers@hotmail.co.uk
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