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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • tombello_md2001@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • tombello_md20@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tom bello <tombello_md2001@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: tombello_md21@walla.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 02:35:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD NEWS MY FRIEND,READ AND REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: tombello_md2001@yahoo.ca

From the desk of:

Mr.Tom Bello

Owena bank ltd

Lagos,Nigeria.


Dear Friend,


I am Mr.Tom Bello,Bank Manager of Owena bank ltd, Lagos

Branch.I got your contact from the world trade center

(WTC)Regional office in lagos,Nigeria.Although the details

of my intention was not made known to them.


Actually,I listed your name amongst four other names <br>
prayed over them & decided to contact you directly.I have

a very urgent & confidential bussiness proposition for you

& for our overall mutual interest. On june 6th 1997,an

merican oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian

National Petroleum Corporation Mr Barry Kelly made a

numbered time(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar

months,valued at SD$25,000,000.00(twenty five million

dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity,i sent a routine

notification to his forwarded address but got no reply.After

a month we sent a reminder,& finally we discovered from

his contract employers NNPC,that Mr.Barry died in an

automobile accident.


On further investigation,i found out that he did not leave a

WILL & all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation & discovered that

Mr.Barry did not declare any next of kin in all his official

documents,including his bank deposit paperwork.This

sum USD$25,000,000.00 is still floating in the bank and

the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at

the end of each year.No one will come forward to claim

it.According to Nigerian Laws, At the expiration of 7th

years,the money will revert to the ownership of the

Nigerian government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a

foreigner to stand in as a next of kin of Mr Barry

Kelly.This is simple.


1)I will like you to provide me immediately with your full

names & address so that the attorney will prepare the

necessary documents & affidavits,which will put you as

next of kin.


(2)We shall employ the services of two attorneys for

drafting & notarization of the WILL and obtain the

necessary documents and letter of probate/administration

in your favour for the transfer.


3)A bank account in any part of the world,which you will

provide to facilitate the transfer of this money to you as

the beneficiary.The money will be paid into your account for

us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

There is no risk at all as the attorney and my position will

do the paperwork for this transaction as the branch

manager guarantees the successful execution of this

transaction.


If you are interested,please reply immediately via this

private emai address:(tombello_md20@yahoo.fr)Upon

your response,I shall then provide you with more details

and relevant documents that will help you

understand.PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST

CONFIDENTIALITY,and be rest assured that this would be

most profitable for both of us because i shall require your

assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via this email above,please

save me the anxiety of endless waiting,God bless you.


Mr.Tom Bello

Owena bank ltd.

Lagos,Nigeria.


Please reply to this my private

Email:(tombello_md20@yahoo.fr)





- tom bello

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