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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mrsoluremioyo2001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Oluremi Oyo" <mrsoluremioyo@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:28:45 +0000
Subject: REQUESTING FOR ASSISTANCE TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

FROM: MRS OLUREMI OYO.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO LATE MRS STELLA
OBANSANJO.
ADDRESS : PLOT 4, ADEWUNMI STREET,
GARIKI LAY-OUT
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

GOOD DAY,
I really regret any embarrasment this mail might cause you as we've never by
any chance met before I want you to patiently read this offer.

I am Mrs. Oluremi Oyo,personal assistant to the late mrs Stella
Obasanjo,late wife of president Olusegun obsanjo,president of the federal
republic of Nigeria who died of complications after undergoing a surgery, a
complication from which she did not survive at the USP Hospital of Marbella
in Spain.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

I do not intend doing this actually,but to the fact that she is dead,that is
why i seek the assistance of a trust worthy foreigner,who can assist me.May
her gentle soul rest in peace amen.Please i would want you to keep this to
your self.
Right now, as i am writing to you this mail i am sharing tears,but i can
not perform any magic in raising the dead than to bear the loss.My late boss
intend buying properties in the capital city of spain (madrid) after her
sugery,but she eventually died of multi organ-failure as comfirmed by the
doctor on 24th of october 2005 at the USP hospital in Spain.The money which
was supposed to be used to buy properties was lodged in to a European
Security and Finance company in spain. Which is to the tune of US$28.6
Million Dollars,which i have in hand all the documents to enable the claim.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly
because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids
me to acquire such amount of money while still on service.I am contacting
you for fast assistance because investigations are still going on in my
country,trying to know if she left the country with some huge
amount of money. Actually she did,but i am the only one that knows about it
as her personal assistance.If you will be interested, claim documents will
be processed and sent to you.The documents with which the fund is deposited
will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be
eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance. I am aware of the
international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of
financial investigation a lawyer will provide a classified clearance paper
from the relevant body which will exonerate the money
from either drug, money laundering or terrorist related proceeds.Kindly
respond to my proposal via my alternative E-mail address below.
mrsoluremioyo2001@yahoo.com
I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this
transaction.

Expecting your response.

Remain blessed,
MRS OLUREMI OYO.

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