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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2347034411116

Fraud email example:

From: LORRAINE CHASE <barristerlorrainechase@yahoo.es>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 20:31:04 +0100
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




LORRAINE CHASE LEGAL CHAMBERS

NOTARY PUBLIC & LEGAL PRACTITIONER

NO 24 Ogunleye Street Lagos.

VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS - NIGERIA

TELEPHONE +234 7034411116





Dear Friend,





I am Barrister Lorraine Chase,a personal attorney to late Mr Micheal, a

citizen of your country, an international contractor who was awarded

two different contracts with shell Development Company and (nnpc ) here before his untimely demise On the 10th of June 2000.





My client and his wife including their only Son were involved in a car accident along Aba express road and all occupants of the vehicle

unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several

enquiries to locate any of my client extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet; basically to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.



I contacted you to assist in recovering the Fund valued at

(USD$6.2Million} executed contract fund that was approved in favour of my late client by the Bank. Being the proposed payment for the contract he executed with the federal ministry of works and housing republic of Nigeria.



The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the fund confiscated within the next one month of official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you bear similar surname that will prove you without doubt his relative, so that the proceeds of this contract fund can be paid to you.



Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for the transfer. I have all necessary information and legal Documents needed to back you up for the claim. All I required from you is your honest and maximum co-operation to enable us see that this transaction emerge successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.



Finally, your telephone and fax numbers are urgently needed for easy

communication on the commencement modalities of this

claim.



Yours Faithfully,



Barrister Lorraine Chase

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