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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "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: "FRANK UBAH" <frankubah01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:56:53 +0000
Subject: BARRISTER FRANK UBAH.

FRANK'S CHAMBERS
16,IKORODU ROAD IKEJA
LAGOS- NIGERIA.

Dear friend,

I am BARRISTER FRANK UBAH, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Mr.Alan Stan,an australian who used to work with shell development company.
in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of
April 2000, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a
car accident along sagbama 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 successful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace any of his
extended relation,but all the effort to locate any member of his family was
to no avail,hence I contacted you. his extetended relative as
to enable us in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposited. Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an
account valued at about USD$18,000,000 (eighteen million dollars) has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated
within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the relatives for over 2
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $18,000,000(eighteen
million dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. 60% for me as initiator,35% for you while 5% will be
set aside for reinbursement to both local and international expenses incure
in the process of this transaction,I have all necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-peration 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 the law. Please get in touch with me by
my email and send me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about this transaction.

Best regards,
BARRISTER FRANK UBAH.

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