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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • nwosukevin_firstinlandbankplc@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FIRST INLAND BANK PLC NWOSU OKEY KEVIN <nwosu_okey21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nwosukevin_firstinlandbankplc@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:00:04 -0600
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. KEVIN OKEY NWOSU.




FROM THE DESK OF MR. KEVIN OKEY NWOSU.
DIRECTOR OF FIRST INLAND BANK PLC.
PRIVATE LINE :+234-703 525 4243,
E MAIL :nwosukevin_firstinlandbankplc@yahoo.com.hk

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM KEVIN OKEY NWOSU, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FIRST INLAND BANK PLC,
LAGOS. AFTER VIEWING YOUR PROFILE IN RESPECT OF YOUR RELIABILITY AND
CAPABILITY IN HANDLING A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU.
ENGR. JENSEN CHANDLER WAS OUR ESTEEM CUSTOMER , AN AMERICAN OIL
CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN
NIGERIA.
HE HAD A TOTAL SUM OF US$15,115,201.75 LEFT WITH MY BANK BEFORE HE DIED
IN A BOMB EXPLOSION THAT TOOK PLACE AT IKEJA ,LAGOS ON 27TH JANUARY
2002 AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS PRESENTED HIM OR HERSELF AS THE NEXT OF
KIN FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUND.
THEREFORE, I CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY BEFORE
IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK IN LINE WITH
NIGERIAN BANKING POLICY.
HOWEVER,I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE THE MONEY IN CONFIDENCE WITH YOU ONCE
IT GETS TO YOU AS FOLLOWS : 57% FOR ME, 40% FOR YOU WHILE 3% SHOULD BE
FOR TAX AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS
YOUR MAXIMUM COOPERATION TO ENABLE US PULL THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AFTER VIEWING MY BANK WEBSITE ABOVE AND THE
FOLLOWING SITE AS WELL :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
FOR CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
KEVIN OKEY NWOSU
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