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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
  • barrsamndubuisi2005@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sam Ndu <service@snapfish.com>
Reply-To: barrsamndubuisi2005@myway.com
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:22:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY DEAR. GOOD DAY URGENT REPLY




FROM BARRISTER SAM NDUBUISI
SAM CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS ESQ
34/38 TINUBU SQUARE=20
IKOYI NIGERIA LAGOS =20
Email: barrsamndubuisi2005@myway.com


My Dear,
=20
This mail may be a surprise to you because you did not give me the permissi=
on to do so and neither do you know me but before I tell you about myself I=
want you to plesae forgive me for sending the mail without your permission=
.=20
=20
I am BARRISTER,SAM NDUBUISI a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney t=
o late (Mr.Patrick Ferguson) who was a contractor with Europea Development =
company.Herein after shall be referred to my client.=20
=20
On the 2nd of january 2000 my client,his wife and their three children were=
involved in an automobile accident.All the occupants of the vehicle unfort=
unately lost their lives, since then I have made several inquiries to your =
embassy to locate any of my client sextended relatives but this has proved =
unsuccessful.=20
=20
But before he died he had $7.5 million in bearer bonds in a bank. After the=
se several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family,to clai=
m this money as his next of kin was not successful.=20
=20
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and propert left b=
ehind by my client in the bank where this money is lodged by acting as next=
of kin so that the money will be paid into your account.=20
=20
I have A Power of authority to carry out all obligations on his behaif and =
will use my powers of the attorney to the deceased in provide you with all =
legitimate documents that you will use to authenticate your claim with the =
bank and this aslo cover you from the law I know that you might be wonder w=
hy I have decided to trust you to get this money out and considering the fa=
ct that make it a lot easier and straight forward.=20
=20
The money will be share in the following proporation i 50% for me, 40% for =
you and 10% will be put aside for expenses that might occur in the course o=
f this transaction .=20
=20
As I said earlier I will provide you with all legal documents that can be u=
sed to backup any claim we may make .All I require is your honest co-operat=
ion to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be execu=
ted under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of=
the law.=20
=20
Please get in with me, with your personal telephone number or fax number to=
enable us discuss further.For the urgency this requires, please get to me =
via my private email address: barrsamndubuisi2005@myway.com look forward to=
your urgent response.=20
=20
Best regards,=20

Barrister. Sam Ndubuisi Esq
=20
=20



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Sam says...

FROM BARRISTER SAM NDUBUISI
SAM CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS ESQ
34/38 TINUBU SQUARE=20
IKOYI NIGERIA LAGOS =20
Email: barrsamndubuisi2005@myway.com


My Dear,
=20
This mail may be a surprise to you because you did not give me the permissi=
on to do so and neither do you know me but before I tell you about myself I=
want you to plesae forgive me for sending the mail without your permission=
.=20
=20
I am BARRISTER,SAM NDUBUISI a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney t=
o late (Mr.Patrick Ferguson) who was a contractor with Europea Development =
company.Herein after shall be referred to my client.=20
=20
On the 2nd of january 2000 my client,his wife and their three children were=
involved in an automobile accident.All the occupants of the vehicle unfort=
unately lost their lives, since then I have made several inquiries to your =
embassy to locate any of my client sextended relatives but this has proved =
unsuccessful.=20
=20
But before he died he had $7.5 million in bearer bonds in a bank. After the=
se several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family,to clai=
m this money as his next of kin was not successful.=20
=20
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and propert left b=
ehind by my client in the bank where this money is lodged by acting as next=
of kin so that the money will be paid into your account.=20
=20
I have A Power of authority to carry out all obligations on his behaif and =
will use my powers of the attorney to the deceased in provide you with all =
legitimate documents that you will use to authenticate your claim with the =
bank and this aslo cover you from the law I know that you might be wonder w=
hy I have decided to trust you to get this money out and considering the fa=
ct that make it a lot easier and straight forward.=20
=20
The money will be share in the following proporation i 50% for me, 40% for =
you and 10% will be put aside for expenses that might occur in the course o=
f this transaction .=20
=20
As I said earlier I will provide you with all legal documents that can be u=
sed to backup any claim we may make .All I require is your honest co-operat=
ion to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be execu=
ted under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of=
the law.=20
=20
Please get in with me, with your personal telephone number or fax number to=
enable us discuss further.For the urgency this requires, please get to me =
via my private email address: barrsamndubuisi2005@myway.com look forward to=
your urgent response.=20
=20
Best regards,=20

Barrister. Sam Ndubuisi Esq
=20
=20
=20
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