419 scam: Joshua Ubaka <joshuaub9@yahoo.com.mx> Dear friend,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "million us dollars" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Joshua Ubaka <joshuaub9@yahoo.com.mx>
Reply-To: joshuaub2@9.cn
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 02:26:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear friend,

Dear friend,

My name is Mr Joshua Ubaka I am the personal Account Manager to Mr William Acton ,National of your country, who used to work with an Oil servicing Firm . my client On April 21, 2006 my client, was involved in a car accident All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended Relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviced by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly . Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($10.5 million us dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
at this account valued at ($ 10.5 million us dollars) can be paid to you The sharing modality is till open and renegotiable.

All I require a is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law Please get in touch with me.

Yours faithful,
Joshua Ubaka

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