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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • omo_ime@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • crossav@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ome" <imebuse_5@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:40:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ASSIST IF POSSIBLE















ASSIST IF POSSIBLE
I am Barrister Omo Imebuse Principal Partner,Imebuse and Imebuse Chambers.Lagos , Nigeria . e-mail: omo_ime@myway.com A solicitor at law and personal attorney to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, The wife of the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria who died in Spain in December,2005 after a brief illness.
On the 21st of April 2003, she deposited some funds on my name to a tune of 6.7M US Dollars(SIX MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED US DOLLARS) based on trust in one of the spanish funds and security house. I have RECENTLY INFORMED THEM WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE EXTREMITY OF THIS DEPOSITED,SINCE I WAS ALSO THE SUBSTANTIAL NEXT-OF-KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO THE DEPOSIT. Prior to the execution of this directive; I have INSTRUCTED THEM OF MY POSSIBLE INTENTIONS TO TRANSFER THIS FUNDS ABROAD AT MY WILL AND THEY HAVE CONSENTED TO THIS ARRANGEMNT. I am now soliciting for your assistance/co-operation in going to SPAIN OR SWITZERLAND to signoff and claim this fund.
Upon your readiness to travel to Europe to signoff and claim the fund from the Security Company, I will forward to you the necessary documents to enable you make adequate claim on the funds and have access to it. I will also forward to you the contact details of the HOLDING COMPANY and the officer to contact so as to avoid unnecessary delays and leakage of secrets.
Please reply through my private e-mail:crossav@aim.com. Your early response is anticipated. May almighty God bless you. You can contact me through my mail for more vital information. Barrister Omo Imebuse Esq




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