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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:

• 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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrken_01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bar Ken" <barrken_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrken_01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:53:12 -0500
Subject: From Barrister Ken O. Eme

>From Barrister Ken O. Eme
Eme law firm legal practitioner.
Nigeria.
Email: barrken_01@yahoo.com.hk


Dear Sir,

Compliments of the season. Grace and peace and love from this part of the
Atlantic to you. I hope my letter does not cause you too much embarrassment
as I write to you in good faith. Based on the contact address given to me by
a friend who works at the Nigerian embassy in your country. Please excuse my
intrusion into your private life.

I am Barrister Ken O. Eme, the personal lawyer to late Mrs. Stella Obsanjo,
the wife of Nigerian president Olusegun Obsanjo. Who was the chair person of
child health care of Nigeria. She died on 22nd October 2005 after undergoing
surgery in Spain. I seek for a foreign partner who can work with us as to
move out the total sum of us$21million Dollars (Twenty-one million united
states dollars) this money was deposited on 3rd of October, 2005 on hold for
five years in a security firm .presently the whole document covering the
funds is in my possession and non of the family members or relatives is
aware of this Transaction.

This must be a joint venture transaction and we must all work together.
Since this money is still in cash, extra security measures have been taken
to protect it from theft or seizure. I have personally worked out all
modalities for the peaceful conclusion of this transaction. You are going to
take 50% percent of the total sum after the truncation’s as soon as I hear
from you, I will give you all necessary details as to how we intend to carry
out the whole transaction. Please, do not entertain any fears, as all
necessary modalities are in place, and I assure you of all success and
safety in this transaction.

Please, this transaction requires absolute confidentiality and you would be
expected to treat it as such until the funds are moved out of this country.
Please, you will also ignore this letter and respect our trust in you by not
exposing this transaction, even if you are not interested.

I look forward to working with you. further information confirm via this
website http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=5861&z=12


Reply me via email: barrken_01@yahoo.com.hk


Truly yours

Barrister Ken O. Eme.

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