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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JIDe OGUNDARE" <info1@boboopenwebmail.com>
Reply-To: jide_manager3@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:40:51 +0000
Subject: URGENt




RE: REPLY!!!
From: MR. JIDE OGUNDARE,
Manager: Prudential Insurance Company


Dear Friend,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition havinggone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, thismedium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach youthrough it because it still remains the fastest, surest and mostsecured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purelyprivate, and it should be treated as such.

I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what youmay think of. I am MR. JIDE OGUNDARE, Manager incharge of Claims andIndemnity of PRUDENTIAL Insurance Company. I am contacting you based onTrust and confidentiality that will be attached to this deal for thebenefit of both of us. The Management and the Legal / TreasuryDepartment of this PRUDENTIAL Insurance Company in a recent meeting,recommended that the account of MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintaineda Life Assurance Policy, should be declared Dormant and confisticatedhence moving his unclaimed benefits funds to the Treasury according toour Banking and Financial law. Recently, I came across a very huge sumof money belonging to a deceased person (MR. OBERT FINKELSTEIN). He isforeigner, unfortunately He is now late as he was amongst those thatwasKilled in the recent plane crash as you can confirm through thiswebsitehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I shall guide you with all diligence and legal processes to ensurethe smooth perfect success of this transaction and the Funds(US$45Million) must be transfered into your own bank account in yourcountry as the newly approved beneficiary. Upon my personal finding onthis matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now that Iam contacting you. In view of the fact that the deceased customer is aforeigner (from a different country), it is Officially important forthe involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin. I willuse my exalted position in this company to present you as his Next ofKin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the Money(US$45Million) will be Safely transfered into your own bank account inyour country.

Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded everyarrangement to ensure thatyoureceive the funds successfully as the nextof kin. Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address whenreplying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as youindicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. We will useour positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims.The whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the fundretrieved successfully Without trace even in future.

Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS / COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. BANK ACCOUNT (WHERE YOU WILL WANT THE MONEY TO
BE TRANSFERED INTO)
5. YOUR AGE AND SEX.

After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall sharethe money 50-50(50% for you and 50% for me). I await your good responsetoday. Thanks and remain blessed. I require you to maintain theconfidentiality of this transaction because it is important due to thefact that I am still in active services to the PRUDENTIAL INSURANCECOMPANY.Your earliest response to this matter is very important.

Yours truly,

MR. JIDE OGUNDARE
Manager: Prudential Insurance Company

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