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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +2348060154507 (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.
  • dr_phillipe_briggs@yahoo.com
  • phillipe_briggs@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: DR PHILLIPE BRIGGS <drpb.pbm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:42:47 +0100
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM DR PHILLIPE BRIGGS
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
WEST AFRICA.
TEL:+234-8060154507
Dear sir
I am Dr Phillipe Briggs, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of CREDIT BANK OF NIGERIA in west Africa with due respect and
regard.I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .During our
investigation and auditing in this bank,my department came across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died in a plane crash
on the 26th December 1998 on airline transafrik International with aircraft
Lockheed L-100-30 at location Vila Nova,Angola with registration number
S9-CAO and since his untimely death the funds has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful
during the time of execution. The said amount was US$24.1M(Twenty Four
million One Hundred Thousand united states dollars). As it may interest you
to know, I got your impressive information through my a friends who works
with the Ministry of Information here in Abuja Nigeria. It is him who
recommended your person to me to be viable and capable to champion a
business of such magnitude without any problem .Meanwhile all the whole
arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the
deceased,get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign
account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be
relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to
assist us and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will
require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money
to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the correspondent branch of thebank where the whole
money will be remitted from to your own designated bank account.

May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100% risk free as I
have made arrangements for a successful arrangement as an insider of the
bank before contacting you.On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be
set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of
transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been adviced to keep this a top secret as we are still in
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with
you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us
to invest in. All other necessary information will be sent to you on your
acceptance to champion this transaction with me.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible on my personal mobile phone
:+234-8060154507.stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Phillipe Briggs
TEL:+234-8060154507
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:
dr_phillipe_briggs@yahoo.com
phillipe_briggs@yahoo.com

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