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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • barrdbongo_consult07@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?David=20Bongo?= <barrdbongo_consult07@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: barrdbongo_link@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:41:17 +0530 (IST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barrdbongo_consult07@yahoo.co.in

Attn:

Foremost,i must solicit your confidence in this transaction.I can

understand that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone

apprenhensive,but be assured that at the end all concernedwould see it was worth

the effort.I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this

transaction.Let me introduce myself. I am Barr.David Bongo,Senior Partner

Bongo,Andersons & co. law chambers in Nigeria.I got your contact via my

private search and decided to ask for your personal involvement based on my

convictions.

THE PROPOSITION: A Foreigner,Late Mr Peter Creek an Expertriate oil

consultant engineer,who is involved in oil merchant/contractor with the

Federal Government of Nigeria,until His death over two years ago in a

ghastly car accident was my client.On the 8th of march2002, This client of

mine lost his life in a ghastly motor accident,

Involved in the accident was his wife and son.This client of mine held

a personal current account valued at $12.4million US dollars(Twelve

Million Dollars Excess) in a Nigerian bank here,Asindicated by

jurisdiction of section 233(4) of the Nigeria

financial act of 1999 , states thus "in the demise of an account

Holder/bearer, the next of kin as stated in the account form reserves the

unrestrained right to take posession of the said asset after all due

confirmations and proof ofdeath of the account holder/bearer. As his

attorney,All efforts by me to contact any of his relatives proved

unsuccesful.As a result of this the Board of Directorsof the bank are about to

place the fund "UNCLAIMAMBLE"In order to prevent this, i now seek your

assistance to have you stand in as the beneficiary's next of kin.I have all

necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for

claim. All I require from you is your honesty and cooperation to enable us

see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed

under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of

the law and please note that This Proposal is 100% risk free on your

side.35% of the total fund when remitted would be your share.

Again take note that up to 5% would stand as incidental expenses,The

remaining 60% would be my own share,which i will invest under your care

in your country.Please give this the confidientiality it deserves.i am

waiting for your urgent response.

Best Regards,

Barr.Daivid Bongo(SAN)

Bongo,Andersons & Co.



- David Bongo

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