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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • kabiru.chambers@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr kabiru Gambo <kabiru_g004@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:10:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From: Barr. kabiru Gambo(ESQ)


From: Barr. kabiru Gambo(ESQ)
Senior Advocate of the Cabinet
Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso
West Africa.

Dear Friend,

With due respect, I know this mail will come to you as a surprise. I amBarr. kabiru Gambo, the principle of FK AT LAW FIRM. I hope you will not expose or betray the trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $20.5 million immediately to your account. The money has been dormant for years in late Dr. Eric Morgan’s account here in my country without any body coming for it.

I want to release the money to you as the nearest person to my late client who died a long with his supposed next of kin in the event of terrorist attack on 11th September 2001 World Trade Center. The said deceased was one of the best clients in my Firm so therefore, I don't want the money to go into Bank Treasury as an abandoned fund according to the bank protocols guiding inheritance fund here because I'm the only person in position now to declare whom to claim the money.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you full details on how the Business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business with me.

Barr. kabiru Gambo.
FK AT LAW FIRM.
Please reply me with this address!!kabiru.chambers@yahoo.com



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