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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +2348027078085 (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.
  • obi_eze2007@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Eze Obi" <obieze904@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: obi_eze2008@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:51:42 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ($14M DOLLARS TRANSFER)


($14M DOLLARS TRANSFER)
Palm grove House, 1 Shaam Ave,
I lupeju Lagos State=20
TEL +234-8027078085
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Dear Friend
I am an Account Officer with Union Bank Plc ,My name is OBI EZE ,a Bank=
er. I am the personal Account Manager to (Engineer.MR.PARKER ELLIOT) who =
was an expertrate contractor with Oil servicing Firm here in Nigeria. Her=
e in after shall be referred to as my client,my client passed on as a res=
ult of a heart attack. Since then I have made several inquiries to your e=
mbassy to locate any of my client's extended Relatives, this has also pro=
ved unsuccessful.
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After these several unsuccessful attempts,I have contacted you to assist =
in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confis=
cated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were=
lodged, particularly the Union Bank Plc . Where the deceased had an acco=
unt Valued at about ($14Million US Dollars) has Issued me a notice to pro=
vide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next sev=
en official working days.
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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 deceas=
ed so that this account valued at ($14 Million US Dollars) can be paid to=
you. The sharing modality is till open and negociatable.All I require is=
your honest cooperation to enable us see this business=20
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrang=
ement that will protect you, from any breach of the law. Please get in to=
uch with me by my email and for more details regarding to this transactio=
n or you can call me as well to enable us discus
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Finally, i will advise you to send your contact information as well.
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1) Your private telephone.....=20
2 ) fax number.....=20
3) Your office address
4) Your occupation and age, please this information we help us to process=
toward this transaction okay.......=20
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Please i will advise you to forward thos information into my alternative =
email address obi_eze2007@yahoo.com.au
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Yours Faithfully,
MR. OBI EZE.

_______________________________________
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http://messenger.yahoo.com.hk

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