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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)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "barrister" (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.
  • b_aliumaru06@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Umaru Ali <umaruaa3434@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: b_aliumaru06@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:01:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY ASAP


Dear Friend.

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail,if the contents does not meet with
your personal and business ethics,I appologise in advance.

I am Barrister Umaru Ali,an advocate and solicitor at law. However,I was moved to contact
you base on the present situation of this oppurtunity which i may say that it is God given
time offer. there is a foreigner who lived here in Lagos Nigeria long ago, and it happen
that the man registered to me as his private/personal attorney.

On 3rd of Oct 2002, my client,and his family were perished in a ghastly car accident along
Lagos-Ibadan express way. But my client made a fixed dopsit valued at (USD 7.5m), and upon the maturity this bank started contacting him but no response. Conseqently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated after four years, as the law of this land says.Since then I have made several enquiries to their Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$7.5m, can be paid to you as the next of kin to my late client, and then you and me can share the money, 60% for me and 40% for you okay.

I know that you might be wonder why i have decided to trust you with this huge sum, but the
truth is that I need you to get this money out considering the fact that you are a foreigner
which makes it a lot easier and straight forward. I have all necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.This
transaction, will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my
apology.

However,you should contact me at once to indicate your interest,with the following
information:

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:
NAME: __________SURNAME:__________________

SEX: _____ AGE: ______MARITAL: _______________
COUNTRY: _______CITY: _________

STATE _______ZIP CODE: _______
CONTACT ADDRESS: ________________________
PHONE NO#___________FAX NO#_________________
OCCUPATION: ______________POSITION: _____________

For security reasons please get in touch with me through email (b_aliumaru06@yahoo.com) to enable us discuss further.

Best Regards,

Barrister Umara Ali.


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