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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • barr.jamesumoh08@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. J.U Chembers" <barrjamesumoh12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.jamesumoh1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:58:03 -0700
Subject: Treat as Urgent ....


Hello,

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my
Deceased Client who died in a car crash. On the 7th of August 2003 it was
reported to us that my Client, his wife were involved in a car crash along
Ibadan express way, Oyo State Nigeria. The reason for this is to inherit a
Contract Payment Deposits Account of $11 million of which the Deceased left
in a Finance Firm.


This request emerged when the Finance Firm contacted me for the attention of
my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they have tried to
contact him and was unsuccessful) I announced his death and protocols
observed. I was mandated (as the deceased's attorney) to provide the Next of
Kin to inherit the Deposits or they will freeze it as" Unclaimed Deposit"
Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance Firm, the Next of Kin was among
the dead in the car crash.

But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to
claim the fund into your Account as you share same names with the Deceased
and I have the required Information to execute the transaction under legal
process. Please contact me through my private email below.

Upon the conclusion of this transaction, I will come to your country, for
the disbursement of this fund, which 45% of the total amount will be your
compensation, while 55% will be my share for the investment I will need your
help to establish in your country.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. James Umoh.
Private Email: barr.jamesumoh08@hotmail.com

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