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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • gbengaobabsanjo_2020@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gbengaobabsanjo_2020" <gbengaobabsanjo_2020@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 04:21:37 -0600
Subject: ATTN;SIR


LETTER OF INTENT

ATTN:SIR

I AM GBENGA OBABSANJO SON OF THE SECOND WIFE OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.SEQUEL TO THE POLITICAL DISPENSATION AND TREND IN OUR COUNTRY I AM BEING MOTIVATED AND PUSHED TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN RENDER AN URGENT ASSISTANCE TO ME AND MY MOTHER.

I DON'T MEAN TO SURPRISE YOU BUT I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A WORLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF MY FATHER.MY FATHER BEING THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA WANTS TO RUN FOR A THIRD TERM IN OFFICE BUT HE IS BEING FACED WITH STRONG OPPOSITIONS IN THE PERSONS OF FORMER MILITARY HEADS OF STATES SUCH AS GENERAL IBRAHIM BABANGIDA (RTD), GENERAL MUHAMMED BUHARI (RTD).

I AM IN DOUBT OF MY FATHER WINNING FOR THE THIRD TERM AND TO AVOID WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FAMILY OF THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE LATE GENERAL SANNI ABACHA TO HAPPEN TO US I AND MY MOTHER DECIDED TO SEEK FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO HELP US TRANSFER THE SUM OF USD$4O MILLION INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT OUR DEALINGS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH YOU WILL BE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

WE HOPE TO INVEST THE ABOVE MENTIONED FUND IN ANY BUSSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE IN YOUR COUNTRY INCASE MY FATHER LOOSES THE FORTCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION I AND MY MOTHER HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CANDID ASSISTANCE WHILE 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES ACRUED IN THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSACTION WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR THE FAMILY.

I URGE FOR YOUR UTMOST SINCERITY IN THIS TRANSACTION AND BELIEVING GOD THAT EVERY THING WILL WORK OUT AS PLANNED.

IRREGULARITIES IN OUR COUNTRIES COMMUNICATION NETWORK THERE MAY NOT BE NEED FOR MY TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR NOW JUST USE MY EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE IN REPLYING THIS MAIL.

I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

YOURS TRULYYOU REACH ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:gbengaobabsanjo_2020@yahoo.com

GBENGA OBASANJO

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