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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 us 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • harrisonkoleosho_officeg@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harrison kole <harrisonkole5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harrisonkoleosho_officeg@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:45:39 -0400
Subject: DEAR SHAWNA!!!




GREETING FROM THE TABLEDR. HARRISON KOLEOSHO OFSTANDARD TRUST BANK,MARINE BRANCH NIGERIA.MY PRIVATE EMAIL:harrisonkoleosho_officeg@yahoo.co.uk

DEAR SHAWNA,

I AM DR. HARRISON KOLEOSHO, I AM THE MANAGER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTS DIVISION, STANDARD TRUST BANK, MARINA BRANCH LAGOS NIGERIA. ON DECEMBER 30TH 2002, ONE OF OUR HIGH PROFILE PATRONS MRS. SHAWNA KLING MADE ANUMBERED TIME (FIXED) DEPOSIT, FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS IN MY BANK BRANCH UPON MATURITY, WE SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HER FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY. AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FROM HER CONTRACT EMPLOYERS SHE WAS ABOARD THE, BOEING 727 BEIRUT-BOUND CHARTER JET WHICH CRASHED ON TAKEOFF ON DECEMBER 26TH 2003 SEE THE BELOW LINK FOR READ MORE NEWS ABOUT THE AIR CRASH: WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/ AFTER FURTHER INQUEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SHE DIED WITHOUT MAKING AWILL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HER NEXT OF KIN PROVED FUTILE. ON FURTHER INQUISITION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LATE MRS. SHAWNA KLING DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HER BANK DEPOSIT PAPERWORK HERE AT THE BANK. THE TOTAL SUM IS 15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS STILL IN MY BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT. IN ACCORD WITH THE FEDERAL BANKING LAWS AND CONSTITUTION, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THE FUNDS. CONSEQUENTLY, I SHALL PRESENT YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN, AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS LADY, SINCE YOU HAVE SAME FIRST NAME WITH THE DECEASED, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU, FOR US TO SHARE. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL, I SHALL GIVE YOU DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW THIS DEAL WOULD BE CARRIED OUT. WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF AN ADVOCATE FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE LETTER OF PROBATE IN YOUR FAVOR, AND TO OBTAIN ALL OTHER RELEVANT PAPERS IN YOUR NAME FOR THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT ENDORSEMENT IN MY BANK. THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED IN THE RATIO: FIFTY PERCENT FOR ME, FORTY FIVE PERCENT FOR YOU AND FIVE PERCENT FOR ANY ARISING

CONTINGENCIES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW OR ANY LEGAL PLIGHT, AS I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE BANK TO SECURE APPROVALS AND GUARANTEE THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR EXTREME DISCRETION IS REQUIRED. IF THIS INTERESTS YOU, PLEASE REPLY ME DIRECTLY BY EMAIL ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL:harrisonkoleosho_officeg@yahoo.co.uk AND INDICATE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS DATE OF BIRTH, YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS RESPECTIVELY. UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL PREPARE A TEXT OF APPLICATION YOU WILL SEND TO MY BANK HEADQUARTERS FOR PAYMENT APPROVAL IN YOUR FAVOR. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY. THANKS. BEST REGARDS,DR. HARRISON KOLEOSHO.

P: S PLEASE MAKES SURE YOU SEND YOUR REPLIES TO MY PRIVATE ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE. (harrisonkoleosho_officeg@yahoo.co.uk)
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