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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)
  • "from the desk of" (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. )
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • +23418137189 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • barr.chukwumajohn@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • info.law_law@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: info.law_law@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:39:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Unwritten Will Of The Late First Lady


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr.chukwumajohn@yahoo.com



- FROM THE DESK OF CHUKWUMA JOHN (SAN) LEGAL PRACTITIONER,PUBLIC NOTARY & HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE SUITE 1202 OMEGA PLAZA, GARIKI ABUJA-NIGERIA.PHONE 234-1-8137189 info.law_law@yahoo.com Dear Friend, I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me. I am Barrister Chukwuma John a solicitor at law and a Senior Advocate Of Nigeria I was the Personal attorney to HerExcellency Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, wife of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria His Excellency PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo, Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the Sunday, October 23, 2005 , my client Her Excellency Mrs. Stella Obasanjo had traveled to Spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that surgery. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money she deposited with a finance security company, hoping she will use the money for her Good Works. I am the on!
ly person who knows about this as her personal Attorney. Nobody knows that she is the real owner of the fund, because i helped her to register the fund with another name (Grace White) so as to prevent the Federal Ministry of Finance from probing the fund .I seek your consent, to present you as the beneficiary of this fund, so that the proceeds of this Consignment valued cash of USD$7.2 million dollars can be transfered to you. Secondly, this will give us the power to continue the Good work of our Late first lady who was a Christian andlove doing the WILL of God before she Died, her favorite quote is HEBREWS 11. God promises that His children will struggle in this life, but He also promises to be faithful. She built many motherless baby homes and homes for the old ones all over the world and her Last Wish was to use this Fund to build one of the world biggest less privilege home in Vietnam and other parts of the world.So i advice we put this fund into her kind of Good life s!
tyle. This means 10% of the original fund is for me, 20% for you and 1
0% for our Legal fee for carrying out the Last Wish of a dead Woman and 60% for her unwritten (WILL) which is building of orphanage homes, schools,churches and others. I would get allnecessary legal documents that would be needed to back up this claim. All I require from you is your honest 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 law. I have all documents backing the fund, see the site below to see Madam'death.www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary Please get in touch with me through myChambersaddresse-mail:(info.law_law@yahoo.com) Please! Do not fail to send me your telephone number and fax number for essay communcations, so that we can discussextensively one-on-one as regards this transaction. I look forward to your urgent response. Best Regards,Barr. Chukwuma John (SAN).

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