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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
• 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.
  • bernardobii1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bernardobi2 Gazeta.pl" <bernardobi2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:06:12 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.


Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Bernard Obi, an accountant with one of the reputable banks in
Nigeria.I was also an account officer to Mr.B.C Moynahan.

On 18th May 2003,A Foreign Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Nigeria
Liquefied Natural Gas Company {NLNG} Mr B.C Moynahan made a numbered time
(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at USD11.5million (Eleven
Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in my branch.Upon
maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but got no
reply.After a month we sent a reminder,& finally we discovered from his
contract Employers,Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG),that Mr B.C Moynahan
died in an automobile accident.

On further investigation,I found out that he did not leave a WILL & all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation & discovered that Mr B.C Moynahan did not declare any next of
kin in all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork.This
sum USD11.5million (Eleven Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) is still floating in the bank and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year.No one will come forward to
claim it except a Foreigner who bears a similar Surname with him.According
to Nigerian Laws, At the expiration of 7th years,the money will revert to
the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your
consent and cooperation to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last name with him so that the proceeds of this
account valued at USD11.5million (Eleven Million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) will be paid to you and then you and I will share the
money.

60% to me and 40% for you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law. As soon as I
hear from you I will detail you on the procedures of the transaction.

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS (bernardobii1@yahoo.com
)

Anticipating your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Mr. Bernard Obi.

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