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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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +2347082367872

Fraud email example:

From: "Ochuko Justice" <justicepaulochukolegallawoffice@mailbox.hu>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 18:41:02 -0700
Subject: RE:JUSTICE-SUPPER-MARE CHAMBERS,LEGAL LAW OFFICE


JUSTICE-SUPPER-MARE CHAMBERS,LEGAL LAW OFFICE Head Office:Shoppers World,
Wind Street, East Lagos-
Nigeria,E-mail:paulochuko@live.com<E-mail%3Apaulochuko@live.com>
Phone:+2347082367872

Dear Friend.

I am Justice Paul Ochuko at JUSTICE-SUPPER-MARE CHAMBERS, LEGAL LAW OFFICE
Head Office:Shoppers World, Wind Street, East Lagos- Nigeria the Personal
Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm
in Nigeria. On the 11th of September 2001, my client, a American National,
late Engineer Robert J. Gschaar, who worked at the Aon insurance company New
York Branch also an oil Merchant /Contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria, until his death eight years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to
American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles,
California, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86
people on board. All occupants of the aero plane unfortunately lost their
lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Late
Engineer Robert J. Gschaar currently deposited sum of US$10.5M with Zenith
International Bank, which the bank management give me from now till 15th of
next month to provide next of kin to late Engineer Robert J. Gschaar to
inherit his fund.

Whereby i have done my best to locate any of my late client relations, which
is unsuccessfully, then i decided to contact you to assist me in
repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$10.5 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, relatives
so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account
confiscated.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for
over eight years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$10.5Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money.
70% to you as a person who stand as next of kin, because without your
helping hand as a America Citizen the process to transfer the funds cannot
be work out and while 30% to me as person who introduce you to this
transaction. All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favor

1, your full Name:
2, your contact Address:
3, your private phone, mobile:
4, Occupation:
5, Age:

I await your kind response, please if you are interested and capable in
handling this deal with me, then kindly forward the information required
above to this mail to my alternative email address for security reasons,
paulochuko@live.com and note that the nurture of this Transaction needs a
very top secrecy.

Best Regards,
Justice Paul Ochuko

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