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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • direct_drakuobi@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OB AKU" <aku0017obi@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: direct_drakuobi@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:39:35 +0100
Subject: immediate Reply Please.

From: Dr. Aku Obi,
Guaranty Trust Bank Nig.LTD.
No 20 Ojo Lagos.

Dear sir /madam,


My name is Dr. Aku Obi, I work with Guaranty Trust Bank Nig.LTD as one of
the managers with Guaranty Trust Bank where I manage private clients
accounts,

My motive for writing this email to you is to in form you and therefore seek
for your assistance as nest of kin for an account belonging to Engr. Ahsan
Habib Who was a costumer here with Guaranty Trust Bank,and a foriegner from
your country .His account holds the sum of $7.3 million Dollars. (Seven
Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)the truth now is that
until his death four years ago in a terrable air crash no body have ever
come on his behalf for this money efforts are being made by our Bank to
locate the family or relatives but proved to no avail and difficult.

From my investigations and confirmation, He left his next of kin column
blank, this is why no one has
knowledge or even can come for claim of the deposit. Hence the need to get
in touch with you as one who I can present as a next of kin to assist in
paying the money left behind by our late costumer before the money get
Confiscated or declared unpayable, as I have been unsuccessful in
locating a relative for over 3 years now.

Please be informed that the proceeds of this Deposit valued at $7.3 million
Dollars. Will be shared as
follows: 80% for me and my colleagues here, 20% to you.

Please, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any
claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable this transaction go
through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that will protect you and me
from any breach of the Law, as the funds did not originate from drug money
or terrorism, but through inheritance.

I have discussed this matter with some of the banks official and we have all
agreed to find a reliable
partner to transfered this money, this funds can be released to you in your
nominated account for shearing after due processes have been followed.

Please we need to discuss more on this details waiting for your urgent
reply.


Please endeavour to contact me immediately through my private and
confidential
Email Address as indicated here below:
EMAIL:direct_drakuobi@yahoo.fr


Best Regards.

Dr. Aku Obi,

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