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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.)
  • "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.
  • benchidichambers3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: benchidichambers@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:40:06 +0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re=3ACAN=20I=20TRUST=20YOU=3F?=

Good Day,

Please do not be offended on how this mail is reaching you, i got your email

via world on-line in e-mail data on my search for a reliable individual
who
will assist me.

I am Barrister Ben Chidi a solicitor at law. And a personal attorney to
late
Mr.NORBERT WELL,a citizen of United States of American who until his death

was a staff of shell petroleum Development Company here in Nigeria.On the

21st of April 2003 my client, his wife and two of his children were involved

in a car crash along Lagos/Ibadan expressway. All occupants of the vehicle

unfortunately died.Since then I have made several inquires to United States

of American's High commission in Nigeria to locate any of my client's
relatives and all the effort proved unsuccessful,I then decided to contact

you to assist in reptriating the money left behind by my late client before

they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security firm where

these funds were deposited.The amount involve is $5Musd(Fifteen Million

United States Dollars)

However,the security firm has issued me a notice,to provide my client's
next
of Kin,but unfortunataly,I have been unable to locate any of my client's

relatives for almost two years now,I therefore seek your sincere consent
to
present you as the NEXT OF KIN to late MR NORBERT WELL,so that the proceeds

of this deposite valued $15Musd(Fifteen Million United States dollars) would

be willed to you and after that we shall share the funds between us.We shall

share this fund as follows 5o% for me 40% for you while the remaning 10%

shall be for any expences we might incure during the process of trying to

retrive this fund from the security firm.I have all necessary legal documents

to backup any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I want to assure you, that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get back to me immediately via my private e-mail(
benchidichambers3@yahoo.com ) to enable us discuss further.
Indicate your interest in this deal by sending your phone number for easy

communication.

Best Regards,
Barr.Ben Chidi.
Private Email: benchidichambers3@yahoo.com

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