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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • ogaemenataoliver@lycos.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Oliver Ogaemenata" <ogaemenataoliver@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:35:29 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND,READ AND CALL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.+22997576430

FROM THE DESK OF DR OLIVER OGAEMENATA
CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK BENIN
FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
TELE: +22997576430
EMAIL TO REPLY:ogaemenataoliver@lycos.co.uk


DEAR FRIEND

I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MASSAGE FROM ME SINCE YOU DO
NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY.I WORK WITH THE ABOVE NAMED BANK ,AS THE FORIEGNER
REMITTANCE ACCOUNTANT IN THE BANK.I AM CONTACTING YOU IN THE RESPECT OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIE SOME YEARS BACK,LATE MR MORRIS THOMPSON WHO
UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261
WHICH CREASH ON JANUARY 31 2000, INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND THE ONLY DAUGHTER.
YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS WEBSITE.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

AFTER DUE VERIFICATION,I NOTICE THAT NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT EXCEPT HIS WIFE WHO WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE CRASH,AND THE ACCOUNT
HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVE TO ME AS WELL THAT UNTIL
HIS
DEATH HE WAS THE DIRECTOR D&D INVESTMENT [SARL] SINCE OUR BANK (CONTINENTAL
TRUST BANK)BENIN REP. GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING
HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME FORWARD AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT
RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLY FOR IT AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO
THE DECESAED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINE AND POLICIES.BUT UPTO
DATE NOBODY CAME HAS CAME UP AS THE BENEFICIARY NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVE

HENCE I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON THIS DEAL WHICH IS HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL AND I REPOSED ON YOU THAT YOU CAN BE CAPABLE OF EXECUTING HIS
TRANSACTION AND TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY AS NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM HIS FUND
BEFORE IT IS DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE SO THAT WE CAN DISBURSED THE FUND IN THE
MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 60% TO ME AND 35% TO YOU,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR
EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSACTION. AFTER THE CLAIMING
AND TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

NOTE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO LAY HANDS ON THIS FUND THAT IS
REASON THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER IS NEEDED IN THIS BUSNIESS, COUPLED WITH
THE FACT THAT THE BENEFICIARY WAS A MAN FROM YOUR COUNTRY AND A BENIN MAN
CANNOT CLAIM THIS FUND AS THE BENEFICIARY NEXT OF KIN.

THEREFORE,TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT,I
WILL NEED YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE AND FAX TO USE IT AND DO THE
CHANGEING OF BENEFICIARY NAME IN YOUR FAVOUR SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU THE
TEST OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FORWARD TO THE BANK TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS
THE BONA FIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DISEASED.

BE ASSURED THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT
WILL PROTECT US FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW,UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE I WILL
CLARIFY YOU MORE ABOUT THIS BUSINESS AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED ALSO GIVE
YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK FOR YOU TO SEND THE APPLICATION.

BEWARNED NOT TO REVEAL THIS TRANSACTION TO ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY TO AVOID
JEOPARDIZE THIS BUSINESS AND MY POSITION IN THIS OFFICE,PLEASE TREAT THIS
MATTER AS URGENT AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE.
CALL ME ON MY DIRECT
PHONE +22997576430 FOR MORE INFORMATION AS SOoN AS YOU INDICATE YOUR
INTERREST. OR CONTACT ME THROUGH MINE PERSONAIL EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR OLIVER OGAEMENATA

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