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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • st_olu_ib@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. STEVE ELUSOPE" <st-ib11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <st_olu_ib@k.ro>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:08:03 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP



>From the Desk of:Mr. Steve ElusopeFinancial Controller,IBTC Chartered bank Plc.Private E-mail:st_olu_ib@k.ro

Dear Othman,

I am Mr. Steve Elusope, the Financial Controller of The IBTC Chartered Bank Nigeria Plc which was formerly known as Chartered Bank Plc. I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this transfers opportunity that came out in my department.

I discovered an unclaimed sum of $15M (Fifteen Million United States Dollars) in an account belonging to my foreign client who was a customer to my bank, Engr. Anderson Othman, who died After a brief illness. Since we received information about his death we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his fund.

Unfortunately, neither the family nor any relative has appeared to claim this money and the bank can not release this money unless somebody applies as the next of kin or relation to the deceased. Our banking guidelines indicates that if such money remained unclaimed for a period of four (4) years, it would be transferred into the IBTC Treasure Account as unclaimed fund.
As his Account officer before his death, I was given a mandate by my Bank and the NNPC where he worked, to present his next of kin or any member of his family. I have conducted numerous searches to see that I locate a member of his family but all to no avail. Hence, I contacted you after stumbling over your information through a reliable source.

So please, as a matter of urgency send to me your telephone number for effective communication. I will do my best to see that we conclude this transaction successfully on time. Please if you are interested send me an immediate mail so that we can proceed with the next line of action.

This is the link to get my profile http://www.ibtc.com/management.asp

Regards,
Mr. steve Elusope

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