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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • charleseze0002@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • officecharleseze@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Charles=20Ezugo?= <charleseze0002@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:28:07 +0530 (IST)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: charleseze0002@yahoo.co.in



>From Barrister Charles Eze,

Private e-mail.....officecharleseze@yahoo.co.uk




Dearest

,

URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

I am Barrister Charles Ezeugo a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to

Late Eng. William Ilies a national of your country, who used to work with

Chevron - Development Company in Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to

as my client.

On the 25th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their three children

were involved in a Plane clash in cotonu. All occupants of the plane crash

unfortunately lost their lives except few

people.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my

clients extended relatives. Check out this websites:

www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/25/world/main590221.shtml

After these several unsuccessful attempts and consulations with the security company

where the fund is deposited ,

I decided to track you over the

Internet because i beleive you will assist me,hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left

behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by

the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account valued

at about USD$29.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next

of kin or have the account confiscated within the next Thirty (30) Working

official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over

2 years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the

deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this

account valued at USD29.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you

and me can share the money.50% to me and 40% to you and 10% will be used for

any expenses.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim

we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing

this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that

will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my email and send

to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this

transaction.

Best regards.

Barr.Charles Eze,



- Charles Ezugo

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