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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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • bankole7@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Solomon Bankole" <dr.bankole16@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankole7@walla.com
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:20:27 -0700
Subject: Re:Greetings


Re:Greetings

Attn:

This letter is strictly for your attention and for your personal use only. I

am, Dr. Solomon Bankole, Finance Director of the Niger Delta Shipyard,
Warri, Delta State. The Niger Delta Shipyard is a multinational firm,
jointly owned by (4) Oil rich Niger Delta States; comprising of Rivers
State, Cross River, Delta and Bayelsa State. It is the second largest source

of Revenue to The four States after Crude Oil and Gas (LNG).

Following my retirement plans this year 2008; I have secured funds for my
retirement age and for future investment in any profitable business in your
country. To this effect,i have a cash deposited with a security firm which
the information /documents are here with me to forward to you upon your
acceptance to work with me.

However, the amount in question is to the tune of US$12.6 Million Dollars,
all i need is your maximum assistance to receive these funds into your
account for safekeeping prior to my arrival to your country with my family ,

since I have the zeal to invest and retire outside this country towards the
end of this year 2008.Also, the fund in question could be moved to Europe
soonest upon our agreement as i have almost finalised with the processing of

the receipt.

Please keep this letter to your heart and reply to me urgently to enable me
disclose to you more details and other steps to be taken to ensure a smooth
legal transfer process. This transaction is risk free and attract no atom of

criminalities.Please let me know urgently if you can be of help. From the
proceeds of this transaction you will be entitled to 15% While the rest will

be form me.

Awaiting your kind response.
Sincerely,

Dr. Solomon Bankole

Email: bankole7@walla.com

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