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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348054135632 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: UMARU ABDULLAHI <umaru_chambers@live.ca>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:42:09 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY



Barrister Umaru Abdullahi,Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),President Court of Appeal,Umaru Chambers,Court of Appeal,Abuja,Nigeria.Email: umaru_chambers@hotmail.comPhone: +234 80 54135632GOOD DAY,My name is Barrister Umaru Abdullahi, I am the personal Attorney to Engineer Anderson A. , a National of your Country, who used to work with (SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY) in Nigeria, as an Expatriate. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On 21 April 2005, my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu expressway, Lagos. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decidedto trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind bymy client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits are lodged, particularly the UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA). Where the deceased had an account Valued at about $4,472,000 Million US Dollars. The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $4,472,000 Million US Dollars can be paid to you and then you and mecan share the money. 50% to me and 45% to you, the remaining 5% Percentwill be for settling all foreign expenses (by you) and local expenses (by me) incidental to the actualization of this deal.I will provide legal documents that can be used to back up our claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Note: I will like you to contact me through my email address or by phone so here is the email address : umaru_chambers@hotmail.comBest Regards,Barrister Umaru Abdullahi (SAN),President Court of Appeal,Umaru Chambers,Court of Appeal,Abuja,Nigeria.
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