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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • arieslious@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Arieslious okafor <arieslious39oka@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <arieslious@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 15:46:28 -0400
Subject: I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU



Good day,
I hope this letter will not embarrass you since we have not had any previous meeting or communication. I got your reference from your country`s trade department under private enquiry. I am Dr.Arieslious Okafor Staff of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) I'm the personal account officer to Chief D. S. P. Alamieyeseigha former Bayelsa State governor here in Nigeria before he was arrested over money laundry. Also Chief D.S.P Alamieyeseigha is the sole Director of the company i.e. Santolina Investment and the company holds an account with the National Westminster Bank opened on 6, January, 2004 and at one time the account balance stood at £3 million. Upon the examination of the account, it was discovered that several lodgments originated from Nigeria. Chief D S P Alamieyeseigha, However, the said chief deposited the total sum of $30.5million in the name of Mudion&Peters constructions company which I am the only one who knows about the account, for the fact that the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has been on investigation over Chief D.S. P.Alamieyeseigha's accounts yet no one has been able to identify him as the owner of this particular account. Therefore, all I want from you is your maximum cooperation to get this money out of the bank. If you are ready to work with me and with the help of a qualified lawyer here we will obtain every document on your name which will enhance the release of the fund to you as the beneficiary and the owner of Mudion&Peters constructions company as a foreigner these are the area I need your assistance because I am not permitted as a civil servant to operate foreign account, all I can assure you is that you have nothing to regret as far as you take my directives and advice, in receipt of this mail i shall be discussing more with you which must be confidental due to my position in the bank right now. So please go through this mail and write back to me also visit the web site for more details about the said person Chief D.S. P.Alamieyeseigha. Please if you are interested in this transaction you can mail me with my private mail address:arieslious@yahoo.com http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/features/for-the-records/the-efcc-case-against-dsp-alamieyes-2.html Your Sincerely, Dr Arieslious Okafor.
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