419 scam: "Barrister Frank Chikal" <cbnomangekeng2010@gmail.com> Dear Friend,My Offer/Partnership in Your Country ...

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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)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (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: "Barrister Frank Chikal" <cbnomangekeng2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thewordislife1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:33:24 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,My Offer/Partnership in Your Country ...

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER FRANK CHIKA

Dear Friend,

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it was borne out of desperation and current development and I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business, I only pray at this time that your email address is still valid.

This message is private and confidential, please treat as such. My name is Barrister Frank Chika a solicitor at law; I was privilege to be the personal attorney to Her Excellency Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, wife of the former president of Federal Republic of Nigeria His Excellency Former president Olusegun Obasanj, here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On this faithful day Sunday, October 23 2005, my client traveled to Spain to undergo surgery but died from complication arising from a cosmetic surgery at an hospital in Spain while preparation for her up coming 60th birth day of which she was making every grand plan to celebrate.

I have contacted you to assist in receiving the money I deposited for her with a Security Company, hoping she will use the money for Charity Works. I am the only person who knows about this as her personal Attorney.

Nobody knows that she is the real owner of the fund, because I helped her to register and deposit the fund with an European name (similar to your name) so as to prevent the Federal Ministry of Finance from probing the fund, I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of this fund, so that the proceeds of this USD$81.2 million dollars can be release to you.

So I advice we put this fund into her kind of Good life style.

This means 10% of the original fund is for me, 20% for you and 10% for our Legal fee for carrying out the Last Wish of a dead Woman and 60% for her unwritten (WILL) which is building of orphanage homes, I would get all necessary legal documents that would be needed and to back up this claim.

To this end, all that I need from you is truthfulness, honesty and sincerity assuring me that you can in all honesty and obedience work with me without diverting the fund to your self alone.

I have confidence when I made this decision to contact you to partner with me.

I will send you the full story and further details once I receive your response back.

Thanks for your understanding.

Regards,
Barrister Frank Chika Esq.

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