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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:
  • ",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.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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)
• 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.
  • punukachamber.judge@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: lfanga.aelexchambers@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:57:49 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM AELEX CHAMBERS!!!


<http://aelex.com/index.php>
*LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & ARBITRATORS*

*AELEX CHAMBERS *
***AELEX ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS *


Address:
7th Floor Marble House,
1,Kingsway Road,
P.O. Box 52901
Ikoyi, Lagos,
Nigeria

ATTENTION :
**
** *RE:TWENTY SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INHERITANCE CLAIM
(US$26, 500, 000.00)

My name is LAWRENCE .F. ANGA(SAN) . I am a Legal representative, an Attorney
an private account manager to my late client in the Year 2007, my client by
name Mr. Ambrovic who passed away, 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 Bank to use
deceased 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 that 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,
and we can work out the details, and the issue of your compensation.Your
direct mobile phone number is
needed<http://uk.mc283.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=punukachamber.judge@yahoo.com.au>

**Give me a call on the below Contact Number soon as you receive my email *
*+234-803-2173666***
**
** *
**Await your quick response *
** *Regards,*
* *
**
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*** * LAWRENCE .F. ANGA* *(SAN)*

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