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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • michael_kalu@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "michael kalu" <michaelkalu080@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:50:12 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR REPLY

Attn: Sir/ Madam

I am looking for your co-operation in building a
Tourist Hotel/shopping Mall or Real Estate in your
country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your
business. I need an experienced person like you to
assist me to set up, develop the project and assume
responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be
bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or
annually,We are also open to any advise from you on
any good busines you may propose.
My Name is Chief Mike Ezekhome,Lawyer to the embattled
former Governor of one of the oil rich state (Bayelsa
State) in Nigeria Chief Diepreye Solomon Peters
Alamieyeseigha,JP
He has been impeached and arrested and still in
custody and his Bank accounts has been frozen. Read
this contents to see for yourself:
http://www.odili.net/news/source/2005/dec/21/5.html
He has told me in confidence that he kept some money
amounting to 35million in two boxes and kept with a
Security Vault here.All I need is a trust worthy and
capable person to receive this boxes on his behalf and
investment it in a good and profitable business as
proposed above.This boxes will be shiped to your
address through the help of a Diplomat via a
diplomatic courier company.We cannot do this now in
our names,this is why I need your assistance to move
out the funds so that the money is not discovered and
siezed by the Government, as they have done to his
Bank Accounts and other funds.
At this point I want to assure you that your true
consent, full cooperation and confidentiality are all
that are required for us to take full advantage of
this opportunity as every modalities for successfull
conclusion has been put in place.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Ragards,
EMAIL: michael_kalu@myway.com

Chief Barr.Mike Ezekhome (SAN)

Attn: Sir/ Madam

I am looking for your co-operation in building a
Tourist Hotel/shopping Mall or Real Estate in your
country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your
business. I need an experienced person like you to
assist me to set up, develop the project and assume
responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be
bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or
annually,We are also open to any advise from you on
any good busines you may propose.
My Name is Chief Mike Ezekhome,Lawyer to the embattled
former Governor of one of the oil rich state (Bayelsa
State) in Nigeria Chief Diepreye Solomon Peters
Alamieyeseigha,JP
He has been impeached and arrested and still in
custody and his Bank accounts has been frozen. Read
this contents to see for yourself:
http://www.odili.net/news/source/2005/dec/21/5.html
He has told me in confidence that he kept some money
amounting to 35million in two boxes and kept with a
Security Vault here.All I need is a trust worthy and
capable person to receive this boxes on his behalf and
investment it in a good and profitable business as
proposed above.This boxes will be shiped to your
address through the help of a Diplomat via a
diplomatic courier company.We cannot do this now in
our names,this is why I need your assistance to move
out the funds so that the money is not discovered and
siezed by the Government, as they have done to his
Bank Accounts and other funds.
At this point I want to assure you that your true
consent, full cooperation and confidentiality are all
that are required for us to take full advantage of
this opportunity as every modalities for successfull
conclusion has been put in place.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Ragards,
EMAIL: michael_kalu@myway.com

Chief Barr.Mike Ezekhome (SAN)

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