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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:
  • "million 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 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.
  • baldwino1956@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: baldwin onuigbo <baldwinonuigbo52@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <baldwino1956@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:03:09 +0100
Subject: Dear Chandler, I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE FOR US TO PROCEED.



FROM DESK OF THE MANAGER,DIAMOND BANK PLC, 122 ADEOLA HOPEWELL,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS- NIGERIA.Telephone: +234-7030661751.Private email: baldwino1956@yahoo.com CONFIDENTIALITY AND SINCERITY
ATTENTION: Sir / Madam. I really regret any embarrasment this mail might cause you as we have never met before . Dear Chandler,l am Mr. Baldwin Onuigbo, Branch Manager of Diamond Bank Plc,Lagos Nigeria. On the 7th of April 2002, One of our numerous customers late Mr. Barry Chandler who was working with Mobil Petroleum company here in Nigeria and had an account with our bank valued at USD$8.500,000.00, died along with his wife and their three children were involved in an automobile accident where they unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of the decesed 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. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / beneficiary to the deceased ( late Mr. Barry Chandler's) family since you both have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account valued at $8.5million dollars can be paid to you and remitted into your bank account because i do not want this account CONFISCATED hence, l do not want the efforts of this man to be in vain. All I require is your honest co-operation 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.It is a thing of self willingness and capability to receive the funds,so it is either you write me back and tell me you are willing and I will know the next step to take because this fund must be transferred by the help of somebody within the next (30) thirty working days. I will require your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY WITH THE LEGAL PROCESS I WILL REQUIRE THAT YOU SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, COMPLETE BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WITH A VALID I/D IDENTIFICATION CARD,YOUR ADDRESS WILL BE USED FOR THE LEGAL PROJECTIONS.Note, after the successful transfer of the funds into your presented bank account which you will present to the bank, l will immediately meeet with you in your country for eventual sharing of the funds in the followin ratio 50/40/10 that is 50% for me , 40% for you and the remaining 10% shall be for charity purpose.

I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE FOR US TO DISCUSS FURTHER.THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATION.Yours faithfully, Mr. Baldwin Onuigbo (ESQ).


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