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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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.
  • ohiomoke@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ohio omoke" <ohiomoke6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ohiomoke1@myway.com
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:07:22 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY (Wouters)

Barrister ohio omoke & Co Chambers
24 Awolowo Plaza Way,Ikoyi
Private Email box:{ohiomoke@myway.com )


Dear Wouters,


I am ohio omoke, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr.Thomas
Wouters, a national of your country,who used to work with Agip Development
company in nigeria.On the 6th of May 2003,my client,his wife And their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road.All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.


Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.


I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money that belong to my
client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits here lodged.Particularly,the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about $14.5 million dollars has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within
the next 14 official working days.


Since i have been unsuccesful in locating the the relatives for over 4years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $14.5Million dollars can be paid
to you and then you and me can share the money.50% to me and 45% to
you,while 5% should be rembursement of ancidental expenses that may incure
during the process of the transactionor tax as your government may require,I
will secure certificate of deposit and other relevant approvalsd documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by
my email to enable us discuss further.Please contact me through my private.


(ohiomoke@myway.com }

Best regards,


Barrister ohio omoke.]



NB:Pls include to me your private telphone and fax number in your response.


ohio omoke

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