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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)
  • "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.
  • +2348081006177 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ibru nelson <ibrunels@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barribru@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:06:51 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR TRUST



AMAZING GRACE CHAMBERS
no25 crescent avenue ikoyi,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Tellephone:234-8081006177

Dear Friend,

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my Deceased Client who died in a car crash on the 11th day of June 2007 on their way to Eco Hotels and Suit for a crucial
board meeting.

He was the Director Genaral of the Nigeria National Petroluem Company (NNPC) here in Nigeria before his sudden death took place.

The reason for this is to inherit a Contract Payment Deposits Account of $44 million usd of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm.

Consequently, having gone through to your profile on Internet, I want you to please assist me to inherit this fund into your Account.



This request emerged last week when the Finance Firm contacted me for the attention of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they have tried to contact him and was unsuccessful).

However, thereupon I announced his death and protocols observed, I was mandated (as the deceased's attorney)to provide the Next of Kin to inherit the Deposits or they will freeze it as"Unclaimed Deposit".

Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance Firm, the Next of Kin was among the dead in the car crash.

But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to claim the fund into your Account as you share same names with the Deceased and I have the required Information to execute the transaction
under legal process.

So all you need to do is to forward me your direct telephone number or Fax number/your mailing address,then you have to open an account for this transaction.

And upon the conclusion of this transaction,I will come to your country,for the disbursement of this fund,which 40% of the total amount will be your compensation,while 60% will be my share, for the investment I will need your help to establish in your country.

I will be looking forward to recieving your email via this
transactions, ok.

Yours in partnership,

Ibru Nelson esq.

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