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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:
  • "barr." (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 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.
  • obasanjot@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 1960@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?obasanjo=20tunde?= <obasanjot@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: tunde_4_1960@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 05:46:08 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Treat urgent today


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Barr. Tunde Obasanjo (SAN)

Tunde Obasanjo & Co.

International Financial Attorney

#3 Abiola Street Wuse,Abuja,Nigeria.


Attn:Dear ,

I am Barr. Tunde Obasanjo (SAN),the immediate Younger Brother to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR)and also a Lawyer by profession. I am the personal attorney

to Mr. George Minch who worked for the Chevron Oil Exploration Company in Nigeria, herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Lagos - Ibadan express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here in Nigeria to locate any of my clients

extended relatives.


This has proved unsuccessful. I came to know about you through an enquiry I got from your Chamber of Commerce here in Nigeria, that is why I have decided to contact you, in order to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared

unserviceable by the bank.


Particularly, the Platinum Bank Limited, Lagos Branch - Nigeria, where the deceased had an account valued at about US$9.7 Million Dollars, has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisticated within the next 21 official working days.


Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, So that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.7 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money, on the ratio of 60% for me, and 40% for you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.


All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business 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 by my email so that we can discuss more about this trasaction. Alternative Email: tunde_4_1960@yahoo.ca

Best Regards,


Barr. Tunde Obasanjo (SAN)

Tunde Obasanjo & Co.

International Financial Attorney




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