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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • kevinoguguo@movemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kevin Oguguo" <kevinoguguo1002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kevinoguguo@movemail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:59:58 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

I write based on your impressive profile on the internet, My Name is Kevin
Oguguo Rex, from the oil rich state in Nigeria (BAYELSA STATE), before now I
am the personal financial consultant to the former governor of the state
D.S.P Alameisigha until he was impeached and arrested by the Federal
Government. He was arrested in London and charged for money laundering by
the United Kingdom Government, his arrest was a political setup because in
the political circle in Nigeria it is rumoured that he had acquired immense
wealth from oil deals and that his financial status is worth $1.8 billion
dollars , so he was made a scaped goat by the so called political
godfathers. Stories about his travails can be read from these web sites

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4456300.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4478646.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4513172.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4462444.stm


Before this time I was in the verge of transferring by diplomatic means $11
million United States Dollars to a company in the United States to start an
oil refinery investment which was to be
coordinated by me, but because of what happened the money was under a very
high level coded arrangement deposited with finance and security company in
South Africa for safe keeping during the transit to the Untied States. As it
is now, nobody knows about this money because if known it will be seized as
all account belonging to the governor had been frozen.

My proposal to you is that I want to invest this fund as my own with you as
my partner. Now, I want to set up Viable Business Ventures, which I hope you
will advise me on. Arrangement have been concluded with this Financial &
Security Company to package the funds in a consignment to enable us take it
to the United States with the help of a trusted Diplomat who will not know
the content of the consignment as it is termed to contain precious African
items, but just to enable the consignment have diplomatic immunity so that
it will not be opened by the customs.

I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total sum if you assist me in
receiving the consignment containing the funds from the Diplomat when he
arrives U.S. and hold in trust for me pending my arrival to meet with you in
the United States. I will give you the name of the diplomat and the day he
will be coming with the consignment when you indicate your interest.

Please we need to act fast because all the modalities have been put in place
awaiting an interested, honest individual to help me. If this ok by you, get
back to me with your full name, contact Telephone/Moblie number and I shall
put all machinery in to seal
the arrangement.

Please reply to this e-mail address:-kevinoguguo@movemail.com

Thanking you in advance in anticipation of your willingness to help.

Best Regards,
Mr.Kevin Oguguo.

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