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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • vincent_alame_05@yahoo.es
  • magret_alame_gov_007@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Margaret Diepreye Alamieyeseigha" <magret_alame_gov_007@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:15:58 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED

Dear Friend,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange, but real if you pay some attention to it. I could have notified you earlier about it, at least for the sake of your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies. In ringing this message of goodwill to you; I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains. I apologize if I infringed on your privacy.

 I am Mrs. Margaret Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, wife of the formal governor of Bayelsa state an oil producing state in Nigeria. I got your email address from network directory in the time I was desperately looking for a trustworthy person to assist me in this confidential business. My husband Mr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is also on the run from the UK authorities after he jumped bail last month in London, where he has been charged with money laundering. Presently, he has been arrested and taken to Abuja the federal capital city, Bayelsa State police commissioner, Hafiz Abubakar Ringim, said he personally took my husband into custody and met no resistance, Seventeen out of the state assembly's 24 members voted in favor of impeachment after considering the report of a panel that has been investigating my husband, The cover of immunity has been taken away from him by the impeachment. While in office was able to deposit a large sum of money in different banks in Holland.

 My husband is presently facing trials and the movement of his family members including me) is highly restricted. We are forbidden to either travel abroad or out of our localities. Unfortunately his plans has been thwarted by his subordinates who framed him up, the case is presently in court and he is presently in a house arrest, hence his government is being restricted pending on the out come of the investigations by the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). In my last visit to him/her Confided in me that I should not make any attempt to travel out of the Country that he has adhered that my movement and my activities is being Monitored. Right now as I am writing you this letter, my husband comes out of The national news every 9:oopm everyday if you wish to see news papers Carrying my husband's story please kindly let me know.

 My husband, during his tenure, deposited the sum of $29,000,000.00 TWENTY NINE MILLION DOLLARS with a security firm abroad (oversea).Presently, The US$29 million my husband transferred out of Nigeria is safe with the Security firm. Before you can get access to it, I have to give you the Password. I am therefore soliciting your help to have this money Transferred into your account before my government gets wind of this fund, as you Know my husband was a governor in Nigeria before his arrest. My reason For doing this is because it will be difficult for the Nigerian Government to trace my husband's money to an individual's account, especially When such an individual has no relationship with anybody in Nigeria.

 I decided to keep that money for my family use because it is what is left of my husband’s property ,allot of my husband's assets and bank Accounts have been seized including the money that was seen with him by the British government. At present the money is safe with the Security Company  abroad (oversea). I am currently and temporarily living in Nigeria With my family' Moreover the political climate in Nigeria at the moment Being so sensitive and unstable. With this password and information’s, I Will send you a power of attorney to the security firm; when you are Ready, I will give you the information needed before you can get access to The fund. You will then proceed to the security firm where the Consignment containing the funds will be released to you.

 I promise to give you 20% of the total funds as compensation for your Assistance 5% will be set aside to take care of all expenses that we May insure during this transaction. Please, reply by furnishing me with this informations:

Full names:
Complete home address:

so that I can pass them to my Family lawyer for easy documentations. Please, now that all eyes are on Me, I would want you to please contact my eldest son Vincent Alamieyeseigha, who is going to be working with our lawyer as regards this, Transaction.

 Email him: vincent_alame_05@yahoo.es I am willing to give you a Reasonable percentage of the fund for your assistance. PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY REQUIRED. Or you can please Indicate your interest by replying me through this email address magret_alame_gov_007@yahoo.es

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Alamieyeseigha

 

 

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