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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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)
  • "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • barremekaagu1@zipmail.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barremekaagu1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barremekaagu1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:05:15 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY=2E?=

FROM THE DESK OF BARR EMEKA AGU{ESQ}
BREAKTHROUGH CHAMBERS,
10,EMENE STREET,
2ND FLOOR,
EMENE PLAZA,
LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
E-MAIL:barremekaagu1@zipmail.com.br
ALT.E-MAIL:barremekaagu1@yahoo.com

Attn

GOOD DAY,I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL READ AND TREAT
THIS LETTER WITH THE UTMOST URGENCY IT DESERVES.
I AM AN ATTORNEY & CONSULTANT TO AN INFLUENTIAL
POLITICIAN,HE WAS ALSO THE FORMAL MINNISTER OF
PETROLEUM RESOURCES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA,BUT CURRENTLY UNDER DETENTION AT THE IKOYI
MAXIMUM PRISON LAGOS, DUE TO THE ACCUSATION LEVELLED
AGAINST HIM DURING HIS TENURE AS THE MINISTER OF
PETROLEUM RESOURCES. MY CLIENT WAS ACCUSSED OF
EMBAZZLING GOVERNMENT FUNDS AMOUNTING TO
US$152MILLION THAT WAS BUDGETTED FOR THE REFURBISHMENT
OF OUR LOCAL REFINERIES, I MUST ADMIT THAT HE WAS
FALSELY ACCUSED BY HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE MINISTRY IN
OTHER TO HAVE HIM SACKED,ALL HIS BANK ACCOUNTS BOTH FOREIGN
AND LOCAL HAVE SINCE BEEN FROZEN BY THE PANEL SET UP TO
INVESTIGATE THE MATTER LAST TWO MONTHS BY THE
PRESIDENCY. BEFORE THIS UNFORTUNATE OCCURENCE, HE HAS
BEEN ABLE TO USE HIS DIPLOMATIC STATUS TO MOVE THE
SUM OF US$25.5 MILLION OVERSEAS (NAME OF COUNTRY WITH
HELD FOR SECURITY REASONS) AND PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN
A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING. THESE
BOXES OF MONEY WERE AIRFEIGHTED AS
ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.
REMEBER,THE CURRENCY NOTES HAVE BEEN CHEMICALLY DEFACED IN ORDER TO AVOID
IMPLICATION.
MY CLIENT, BECAUSE OF HIS PRESENT STATUS IN GOVERNMENT
CANNOT BE PHYSICALLY INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
MONEY,DUE TO THE ONGOING CRISES IN THE PRESIDENCY
HENCE HE DOES THIS BY WAY OF PROXY AND FIDUCIARY
AGENT IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY PROBE BY THE PRESENT
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
I AM REQUESTING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS A BUSINESS PARTNER AND A
FRIEND TO HELP SECURE INVESTMENT OUTLETS
WHEREBY THIS FUNDS CAN BE INVESTED IN GOVERNMENT TREASURY
BILLS AND BONDS AND IN SECURE FIRST MORTGAGES
SUPPORTED BY YOUR COUNTRY'S REAL ESTATE AND OTHER
ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE,
MANAGE THE COMPLETE PROCESS & ESCORT OUR FIDUCIARY
AGENT THROUGH THE VARIOUS PROCEDURES.
WE HOPE THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE FUNDS AND
CONSOLIDATE THE RELATIONSHIP.
TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION AND
GUARANTEE THIS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP, KINDLY TREAT
AS CONFIDENTIALITY. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE, THANKS AND STAY
BLESSED.
BEST REGARDS,
BARR.EMEKA AGU.{ESQ}

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