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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • ric_barberchambers001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard barber <ric_barber006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:54:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello:Amarjit Singh



From:Attorney Richard Barber (SAN)
RB Chamber's Nigeria

Dear Singh ,

I write in respect of Late Mr. Alex Singh , a national of your country, who died with his wife and two children in an auto crash in Kara district of my country on 31 October 2004 .He was a contractor here until his death.

He was my client and I have been directed by his bank to search for his
next of kin to claim fund belonging to the deceased which has been dormant without any claim either from his family or relatives. This is because the bank could not locate any of his relatives. The said amount is USD$9,705,844.00(Nine Million Seven hundred and Five thousand Eight Hundred and Fourty four Cent. (Plus interest).

I decided to contact you making you the next of kin to my late client
hence you have the same surname, if you would like to work with me in confidence to have this fund transferred to your account as the located next of kin. As his personal lawyer I can not have this fund transferred to my account hence I contacted you.This chamber desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in the handling of this information as all documents will be forwarded to you for this claim.

Please do get back to me as soon as possible stating your position on
this matter. You can also reach me on my alternative Email:ric_barberchambers001@yahoo.co.uk
Yours Sincerely,

Attorney.Richard Barber (SAN)
Principal Attorney,
(Solicitors & Advocates of the supreme court of Nigeria)
100 IBB ways,
Abuja-Nigeria.
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