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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:
  • "the key word to this transaction is absolute confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: "chi obi" <chiobi65@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ch002obi@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:25:55 -0600
Subject: Hello, Breaking News



FROM CHIMEZIE OBI & ASSOCIATES

Breaking News
htt://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html


I am Barrister Chimezie Obi,private Attorney to the late chief Mrs Stella
Obasanjo,wife of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo,who died on sunday
23 october 2005 at a hospital in spain.She had traveled to Spain to undergo
surgery and died from complication resulting from that surgery.

As the personal Attorney to the deceased,I handle every of her
affairs,mostly properties and funds both domestic and in overseas. In this
case my client who left huge amount of millions GB Pounds Sterling and so
many investment with my signatures abroad.

Very soon my client's family will call me to account for my client's
properties and funds offshores.

At this jucture,I am now soliciting to present you as the benefactor of my
clients funds deposited in Europe which I will disclose to you,since I have
all the documents regarding the depositing of the funds.I will procure all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we might
make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this Deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law,I promise to give
you 30% of the total amount This transaction is 100% risk free. I await your
most prompt response.

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECRECY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE
HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Your's faithfully

Chimezie Obi.(Esq)


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