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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 us 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)
  • "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.)
• 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.
  • charlesebube@uku.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHARLES EBUBE" <charles626e@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesebube@uku.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:07:52 -0600
Subject: DEAR: Ernie

DEAR: Ernie

I AM BARRISTER. EBUBE CHARLES STEVE, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR. JIM Ernie, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH MOBIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HEREIN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.

ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2004,MY CLIENT IN COMPANY OF HIS WIFE AND THREE KIDS WERE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CAR CRASH IN NIGERIA. ALL OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS PROVED RATHER UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE THEREFORE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISTICATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK IN WHICH HIS FUND WERE DEPOSITED.

PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED OPERATED AN ACCOUNT VALUED TO THE TUNE OF (3.6 MILLION US DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT REVOKED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW I SOLICIT YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY TO A RATIOOF 6:4,MEANING I TAKE 60% AND YOU'LL GET 40%.

I HAVE THE ENTIRE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE

BELOW IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION
EMAIL ME BACK AT charlesebube@uku.co.uk
MY PRIVATE PHONE 234-808-078-6681
BARR EBUBE CHARLES STEVE
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY

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