419 scam: "Eric Adua" <ericadualegaldept@yahoo.com> Urgent Attention needed

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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:

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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (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.
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.
- +22506282027 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ericadualegaldept@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eric Adua" <ericadualegaldept@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:54:08 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Urgent Attention needed

LA PAIX ADVOCATES & SOLICITORS
ADDRESS: LOT 210 ILOT 7680 ABJ 01 BP 01
BARRISTER: ERIC ADUA
PHONE NUMBER: +225 06282027
EMAIL: ericadualegaldept@live.com
EMAIL: ericadualegaldept@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

My name is Mr. Eric Adua, i am the personal attorney to late Engr. Harry Stephens of Blessed memory. Late Mr. Harry is from your country he died 5yrs ago living a total sum of 22.5 million usd in a bank here without making a will. I am contacting you to seek for your co-operation to retrieve the funds left by my late client because before it gets confiscated by the bank. Just last week the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to my late client within 2 weeks or the funds will be confiscated.

So i reasoned very well and said instead of allowing another man's wealth to be shared by some corrupt bank officials simply because no next of kin is available i decided to contact you to present you as the next of kin so that the proceed of this payment can be paid to you after which we can share it equal. I have all the legal documents we need to back up our
claim so all i need from you is your cooperation.

I shall give you more information and how we shall proceed once i receive your positive response.

Regards,
Barr. Eric Adua.
ericadualegaldept@live.com
ericadualegaldept@yahoo.com
+225 06282027

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