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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Francis Dubenmi <fdlaw891@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fdubenmi@oued.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:02:51 +0000
Subject: RE: IN THE MATTER OF LATE MR.ALFRED HINTZ JOUBERT .



RE: IN THE MATTER OF LATE MR.ALFRED HINTZ JOUBERT .I am Barrister Francis Dubenmi esq.,of Duben Chambers and personal attorney to late Mr.Alfred Hintz Joubert.Late Mr.Alfred Hintz Joubert , our expatriate client has deposit amount valued US$3.8 Million in a bank vault that I will make known to you.The deposit amount is ready for liquidation.I have been managing this deposit on his behalf before his sudden death in the Niger Delta region where restive youths who has formed gorrilla militant groups attacked a crude oil loading vessel in Escravos.He died during the attack.On my visit to bank , and in the course of scrutinizing the deceased deposit documents,it was discovered that there was no written document in his mandate indicating any of his next of kin.The money must be repatriated .If not , it may be confiscated by the government considering the bill before the National Assembly initiated by the apex bank of my Country for deposits over 24 months .Please make urgent contact with us to give you more information on the status of the deposit and required steps to follow to get the money turned over in your favour .Upon the successful claim of the money and as at when paid to you, you shall hold 45%,since we are using your channel to liquidate the deposit from the bank. 5% shall be used to defray any incidental expences that may be incured in the course of this matter on your part and our part,while 50% comes here.If you consider this matter to work with us, please state the followings:1.Your full names and telephone number to enable me call you to discuss this matter further .PLEASE GIVE THIS MATTER CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION . Compliments of the season.Yours sincerely,Barrister Francis Dubenmi.Senior Partner.Duben Chambers,#2 Onitiri Crescent,Eleme Layout,Port Harcourt,Rivers State.

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