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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (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.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BAR. UGWA JONES" <ugwajones9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ugwajones@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:13:05 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND




Barr. UGWA JONESLegal PractitionersSolicitors At LawNo: 10 Uzor Street, Apapa,DEAR FRIEND,Your name and e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law firm, (Jones Chambers & Associates) in Lagos,Nigeria.I am Barrister Ugwa Jones, the Legal Adviser and counsel to a deceased expatriate contractor who used to work with Zenith Oil and Gas Company here in Nigeria thereafter shall be referred as my late client.On the December 26th 2003,my client and his entire family died in a plane crash in cotonou,Benin Republic. You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this web site:Www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/He was a well known philanthropist before he died,he made a Will stating that $20.5m (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand USA Dollars Only)should be donated to any philanthropist of our choice overseas.We have made a random draw where your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will. I am particularly interested in securing this money from the bank, because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as to law here.It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client in your favour and therefore, you are required to contact me immediately to start the process of sending this money to any or your designated official account.I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.Information needed are:YOUR FULL NAME.............................................TELEPHONE NUMBER...........................................OCCUPATION.................................................AGE........................................................SEX........................................................Get back to me immediately.Remain BlessedBAR. UGWA JONES
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