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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "barrister" (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: "BARRISTER RAYMOND CHUKS" <barristerchuks@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerchuks01@excite.com
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:12:24 +0000
Subject: AN OFFER

Barrister Raymond Chuks,
Raymond Chuks Chambers,
Plot 225 Ivery Avenue,
Victoria Island, Lagos

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Raymond Chuks of Raymond Chuks Chambers and associates.This mail is
written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF
KIN to my Late Client, MR. PAUL SIDENER . My Deceased Client MR. PAUL
SIDENER, an AMERICAN with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES(DPR) in
Nigeria made a fixed Deposit of Fund valued at $15m USD with GLOBAL LINK

SECURITY COMPANY(GLSC) and unfortunately lost his life with his wife and
kid in a car accident along Shagamu express way on October 31,2000.the only
know nest of kin is his wife who also lost hher life also in the auto crash
except some vital document related to the Deposit still in my possession.

The Governing Body of the Security company has contacted me on this matter
and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a
clearand legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be
presented as the Next of Kin so that my late Clients'Fund will notbe
confiscated by the SECURITY COMPANY. For the sake of transparency on this
matter,
you are free to make immediate contact to me via my e-mail for further
information related to this matter.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance
while we expect your prompt response.

Best Regards,
Barrister Raymond Chuks
(SAN) (L.B Hons) B.L PhD

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