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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • sani_chika_chika333@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sani_chika2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:51:46 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?IMMEDAITE=20RESPOND?=





FROM: BARRISTER SANI CHIKA CHIKA
R.D. DOGO & CO;CHAMBERS,
10TH FLOOR,
LE SACRE COUR VILLA,
207 AVENUE HOUPHET BOIGNY,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
TEL: 0022997-284-328
E-Mail:sani_chika_chika333@yahoo.it

Atten: Dear friend,

I am Dr. SANI CHIKA, a solicitor. I am The personal attorney to Engr. P.M
Charles,A national of your country, possibly Could be your brother, who
used to Work with Oando Petroleum Development Company [West Africa],Cotonou
Branch hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. In 2003, my client,
his wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash in a village
called Adjarra near Porto Novou after take off from Cotonou here in Benin
Republic.It was unfortunate that my client and his fanily all lost their
lives in the crash.For more on the plane crash logon to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries at your embassy here in Cotonou
and Porto Novou to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track his last name over the internet, to locate
any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before
they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where
these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly,THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INTERNATIONAL where the deceased
had an account valued at about FIVE MILLION NINE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS[USD5.9]
The
Management has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or have the
account frozen within the next twenty Official working days. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now i seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at [USD5.9] can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the money. 60% to me and 40% to you.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make.
And this I must do to make sure that this fund is not Wasted or end up in
the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I am waiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and god bless you,
BARR. SANI CHIKA ESQ.
LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR
TEL: 0022997-284-328
EMAIL: sani_chika_chika333@yahoo.it

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