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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.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• 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.
  • +2348068338150 (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.
  • paulemeka_esq016@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chamber Martins <chambermartins003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chambermartins@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:08:34 +0000
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL



Barrister Chamber MartinsSuite 12 5th Floor Bar Beach Towers V/Island-Lagos Nigeria-West Africa Phone 234-806-833-8150

Dear Sir,

My Name is Barrister Chamber Martins of the above address, i am a personal Attorney to Peter craig the former Chief Executive officer of {African development Oil Company here in nigeria. He died on active duty with his driver on their way to one of the exploration site in River state of nigeria. he died on the 10thday of October 2002. My late client was the Chief Executive officer of {African development Oil Company} for 25 years and was retired on the 30th day of September 2002. He was recalled for a consultancy job before his death. He left all his credentials with my chamber for the drafting of a new contract agreement with the same company Before his death. The late peter craig made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$5.7M with the first bank of Nigeria plc with open beneficiary and No one will ever come forward to claim this fund since his death and according to the Nigerian banking law the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian government if the account owner is certified dead and nobody comes forward to claim it after five years. So far the bank has written my chamber a routine notification letter to provide the next of kin of his or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. I would like to appoint you to hold on my behalf as the next of kin to inherit the sum of $5.7 Million for our sharing on 50% 50 basis. I have the necessary death certificate issued at the time of his death which is in my chambers file and besides that there will be other probate consent documents that will be processed through the federal high court of Nigeria to back up all the claim we may make. To this effect, all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect me and you from any breach of the law of the land here if you have agreed.
So kindly acknowledge this proposal if you're minded to assist through my financial attorney's mail ( paulemeka_esq016@yahoo.com )and also provide me with your direct contact telephone lines where i can open communications with you.

Thanks for your anticipated reply Chamber Martins
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