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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)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • philip_osondu876@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Philip Osondu" <gulf_bank_finance1@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:30:25 +0100 (CET)
Subject: OUT STANDING PAYMENT


FROM THE DESK OF:DR.PHILIP OSONDU
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
GULF BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZ=
ZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFE=
R TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMIN=
G TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:
NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMA=
N IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBL=
E FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK
GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FO=
REIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANC=
E / FOREIGN
OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THISF=
IRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.=
WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING BANKING
DAYS .

YOU ARE TO CONTACT ME VIA THIS E-MAIL(philip_osondu876@yahoo.com)

BEST REGARDS,

DR. PHILIP OSONDU
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
GULF BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
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ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD] ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA



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