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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • dr.egobia@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr egobia Frotune <drfortuneegobia02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr.egobia@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:06:07 -0700
Subject: Re:INHERITANCE PAYMENT



OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, WUSE ZONE, GARKI-ABUJA. FROM THE DESK OF HON. (DR) FORTUNE EGOBIA Email:dr.egobia@yahoo.ca Dear Sir/Madam, 28th January;2008

Re:INHERITANCE PAYMENT
I am Hon. (Dr) Fortune Egobia, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign Contracts settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. I write to present you to the federal government that you are among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to the unpaid certified contract funds.
I have every files before me and the data's will be to change to your name to enable you receive the fund into your designated bank account as the beneficiary of the a said fund amount to $15.5 Million Dollars As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2 days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments /Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit this sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.
MY CONDITIONS. 1. You will give me 20% of your inheritance funds as soon as you confirm it in your designated bank account. 2. This deal must be kept personal forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email /telephone, for security purposes. 3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representative. If you AGREE with my conditions, l will advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the payment mandate.
Waiting for your prompt reply.

Regards,
Hon. (Dr) Fortune Egobia, PAYMENT DIRECTOR.
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