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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Chibu Ndu <chibundu13@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: chibu-ndu@excite.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:37:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: The Family Of // Slot




Ugbelle Chambers
Solicitors & Advocates
Block 6, Flat 8, Rue du Riviera,
PB 682,
Lome-Togo=20
Date 31/7/2008=20
Email:nduchibu0@live.com=20
=A0
Attn: Dear Carl Slot=20
=A0
Re: Regarding Late Mr. A S. Slot
=A0
I am Barrister Chibu Ndu, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney =
to Mr. A S. Slot, a national Of your country, who used to work with Mobil D=
evelopment Company in Lome, Togo. He used to be my client.=20

On the 26th July, 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were in=
volved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the =
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enqu=
iries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, =
this has also proved unsuccessful.=20
=A0
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name=
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted yo=
u.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$5.8 =
million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared uns=
erviceable by the finance firm where this huge amount were deposited.=20
=A0
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his=
account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.=20
=A0
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years no=
w, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased sin=
ce you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can b=
e paid to you.=20
=A0
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the =
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information =
and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim.=20

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this tra=
nsaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate a=
rrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.=20

Awaiting your urgent response.=20

Best Regards,=20
Barrister Chibu Ndu=0A=0A=0A

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