419 scam: "Dr.Alison Boling. Dr.Alison Boling." <dr.a_boling0055@yahoo.co.in> PLS UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
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.
- dr.a_boling0055@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Alison Boling. Dr.Alison Boling." <dr.a_boling0055@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: dr.a_boling@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:54:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLS UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE

Dear friend,

I am Dr. Alison Boling, of DAKAR CAPITAL OF SENEGAL. I write and intend to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client.[MR Magnate Andrea ] who died along with his entire family of a wife and two children in July 31st 2000 in a Plane crash.Please visit the web-site for more enquiry on,Before his death, he made a fixed Deposit of USD22.5M (Twenty-two million, five hundred thousand Dollar Only)IN DANK OF AFRICA DAKAR SENEGAN.

Please visit the web-site for more enquiry on this(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents relating to the Deposit which is in my possesion. The Governing Body of the bank has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide them with the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund.Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that his fund will not be confisticatedby the bank.Upon acceptance to forge ahead with me,feel free to get back to me for further information.Contact me with this my private
address;dr.a_boling0055@yahoo.co.in.

Thanking you in anticipation of your understanding.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Alison Boling.

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