419 scam: "Attorney Kolawole Abdul" <services@KKOLAADANDASSOCIATE.com> CONFIDENTIAL

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "kolawoleabdul@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney Kolawole Abdul" <services@KKOLAADANDASSOCIATE.com>
Reply-To: kolawoleabdul@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:40:20 -0500
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

FROM Attorney Kolawole Abdul,

KOLAAD AND ASSOCIATE,

PUBLIC NOTARY SOLICITORS &ADVOCATE

NO: 12 ELIAS CLOSE

5TH FLOOR VICTORIA ISLAND

LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.

. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

Attn;

I am Barrister Kolawole Abdul; I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Thomas
Anindya, a national of your Country, who used to work with shell Development
Company in Nigeria. On the 2nd of Nov. 2007, my client, his wife and their
three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have
made several enquiries to your embassy 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, hence I
contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money that
belong to my client before

they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposit was lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
$30million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the

account confiscated within the next thirteen officials working days. since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3 years now I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
are from the same country and bear the same last name, so that the proceeds of
this account valued at $30 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and
me can share the money : 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may require,I have the Certificate of
Deposit, that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my
information below;

Email: kolawoleabdul@ymail.com

to enable us discuss further.

I WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVIT FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONSE TO ME.

Best regards,

Kolawole Abdul Esq.

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