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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • odogwugidion@yahoo.ca
  • gidion_odogwu@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "GIDION ODOGWU" <odogwugidion@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gidion_odogwu@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:40:44 +0400
Subject: URGENT

GOODDAY
I am sorry to enter your privacy by contacting you through your email address without your permission.
I am Gideon odogwu the son of Mrs. Stella obasanjo who died months ago
In Spain The death of my mum, Her Excellency Mrs. Stella obasanjo presents great devastation and challenges to my entire prospect. My dream seem shattered if not
For the sake of god who has been on my side my father Mr. William odogwu died in 2001
>From stroke His death made my life to be frustrated because am the only son left behind
The recently occurred incident of my mum’s death has broken the remaining pieces of my dream. Olusegun obasanjo the president of Nigeria has blatantly and reluctantly refused to take care of my responsibilities, just for the simple fact that I am not his biological son. All my mums efforts to put me under his wing of protection has proved
Futile. I was a student in university of Benin Edo state western Nigeria, in the field of marketing. Since my mother who has been taking care of me is dead, I have decided
To establish business abroad before she died she made an official visit to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She deposited the sum of nineteen million and five hundred thousand dollars (19.5million dollars) with one of the security company in Dubai to be collected only by my name Gideon odogwu. Now I am in Dubai. The security company need that I pay them back 5% of the original deposit in order to process my payment. So I need a very good businessman who can assist me to fulfill this dream.
I have decided to give you 25% of the total money. 5% for any expenses that will occur during this transfer. 70% will be for any business that will invest on. Note that this money will be transfer to your own choice bank with your own account. Whosoever is willing?
To assist me will give me all his information; attach with phone number to unable me to know who am dealing with

Waiting for your urgent reply.

Bellow is the address to reply
odogwugidion@yahoo.ca
gidion_odogwu@yahoo.ca

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