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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348032173666 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <a.idigbe.pci@live.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:17:04 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, BEAT THE CREDIT SQUEEZE, TAKE THE BOLD STEP




















PUNUKA CHAMBERS

PUNUKA
ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS

Address:
Plot 45 Oyibo Adjarho Street
Off Ayinde Akinmade
Street
Off Admiralty Way, (by White Dove School)
Lekki Phase 1,

Lekki-Lagos

Nigeria




RE:TWENTY SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS INHERITANCE CLAIM (US$26, 500, 000, 00)

My name is CHIEF ANTHONY
.I. IDIGBE (SAN) . I am a Legal representative, an Attorney an private account
manager to my late client by name Mr. Ambrovic who
passed away in the Year 2007, leaving behind a cash inheritance of Twenty six
million Five hundred thousand United Sates Dollars ($26,500,000,00).

My
late client and bosom friend grew up in a Motherless Babies Home. He had no
family, no beneficiary nor next of kin to the inheritance amount left behind in
a commercial bank.
The Financial law of inheritance clearly allows for the
deceased's Bank to use the money as deemed fit, should the inheritance money be
left unclaimed for a period of thirteen months after the death of the account
owner.

The reason you have been contacted now is because I want to
present you as the beneficiary and next of kin to late Mr. Ambrovic
.

The Inheritance Law clearly leaves the bonus
of proof of who is or is not the next of kin, to the deceased Lawyer to prove.
As the deceased Lawyer, the Law says l have the final say of who is the
beneficiary of the deceased estate. This is 100% percent legal. As a lawyer I
know this.

If you are interested in this proposition and you are ready to
keep this proposition in absolute confidentiality and trust, then contact me at
once at a.idigbe.pci@live.com, and we can work out the details, and the
issue of your compensation.Your direct mobile phone number is
needed.


Also you can contact me on my mobile
number+2348032173666



Await your quick response .

Regards,


CHIEF ANTHONY .I.
IDIGBE(SAN)

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