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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jerry4ballogun@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jerry4 ballogun <jerry4ballogun@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: jerrballogun@myway.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 21:44:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jerry4ballogun@yahoo.ca



From The Desk Of:

jerry Ballogun,

Principal Partner,

Egoh & Associates.

36 Fola Agoro Street,

Lagos.



Dear Friend,



I am jerry Ballogun , the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor

who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 21st of April

2001, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a

car accident along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle

unfortunately lost there lives.



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

of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.



I have contacted you to assist me in repartrating the money left behind

by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by

the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank

where the deceased had an account valued at about US$15million dollars

has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account

confisicated within the next twenthy official working days. since I have

been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 2 years,


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

deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15 million dollars

can be paid and transfer in to your bank account so that you can make

the share and transfer my persentage banck to my account,



hare is the persentages. 50% to me and 40% to you,while 10% should be

for expenses or tax as your govern ment may require,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 see 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 as soon as you get this mail to enable us discuss on the

modalities and process for success of this transaction.



I also request for your private telephone number, fax number for easy

and more confidential communication.I await your kind response,


Good day

and God bless.

Regards,


jerry Ballogun .




- jerry ballogun

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