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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • ubaxx1121@inmail24.com
  • ubaxx1121@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "abraham benson" <ab_xx20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ubaxx1121@myway.com
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 14:37:10 +0000
Subject: Reply urgently(From Bar. Abraham Benson)

BRAHAM & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS.
Plot 2B Alin way Igbosere Road,
Ikrodu Zone AB413
Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:  +234-01-996-4459
Private Email: ubaxx1121@inMail24.com OR ubaxx1121@myway.com
 
Attn: Barquero

   FUND ESTATE OF LATE MR. Barquero CHRISTENSEN TAXI
 
With due respect to you, take my appology for any inconveniences or embarrassment this my letter of assistance may cause you. I am writing following an impressive information I got about you through a constancy firm under UK/USA/CA.CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES. Thus I was assured your capability and reliability to champion a business of great magnitude.

I am Barrister Abraham  Benson, a Solicitor and as well a personal attorney to Late Mr. Barquero Christensen Taxi the CHIEF CONTRANTOR of CHEVRON and TEXACO OIL CORPORATION COMPANIES. On April 21st, 2003 my client (MR.Barquero CHRISTENSEN TAXI) was involved on a car accident along Lagos-Porthacurt high-way express which unfortunately took his life.
 
Note, I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the huge amount left behind by the deceased before it get confiscate or declared unserviceable by the Bank where these huge deposits were lodged. The Bank were the deceased had an account valued at about US$7.5 million has issued me a notice to provide the deceased next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next 30 working days. For this reason I plead your consent to present YOU as the NEXT OF KIN hence you have the same NAME with him, so that the Bank will transfer the said fund to you as the beneficiary after which YOU and I will sahre the money on the percentage will shall agree on.

Have it in mind that this deal will be highly confidential as it is only both of us knew that you are not the bonafide next of kin, thus, I will provide you with all the legal banking documents that will empower you over the fund and make the deal 100% risk free and legitimate.
 
At all thanks, I will sincerely appreciate your understanding and coperation by fasilitating the success of this great deal. Please note the CONFIDENTIAL NATURE of this business for security reasons. If you agree to this, please forward to me your details as folows:
 
1) FULL NAME
2) POSTAIL MAILING ADDRESS
3) AGE, SEX AND OCCUPATION
4) DIRECT CONTACT TELEPOHONE/FAX NUMBERS

Further information on how to excute these transaction will be made known to you upon the receipt of your agreement to this business. please send your reply to: ubaxx1121@inmail24.com OR ubaxx1121@myway.com

Best regards
Barr. Abraham Benson

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