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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • bello_osagie@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Bello Osagie <felixugoassociates@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: bello_osagie@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:34:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Good Day


Dearest Friend,

Compliments of the season. I am Barrister Bello Osagie principal
partner,Bello Osagie & Associates,Lagos-Nigeria and i want to invite you to help fascilitate the transfer out of Lagos-Nigeria the total sum of
US$38.8 Million Only(Thirty Eight Million,Eight Hundred Thousand Naira
Only).This money was deposited in a TIME DEPOSIT ACCOUNT within the Central Bank of Nigeria as a fallout from an over invoiced Crude Oil Export deal.

Be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and we would
transfer the funds to your account without any hitch and then we can share the money in a ratio to be discussed between us later when we speak on phone and also meet one on one in Lagos-Nigeria.

To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly send
me the following information as stated below:
1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital Status.

Do send me your immediate response to my direct email address:
bello_osagie@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Barrister Bello Osagie
Bello Osagie & Associates
Lagos-Nigeria.



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