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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • austenobigweib@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:59:47 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CAN_I_TRUST_YOU_BOLIC=3F(ACT_AS_NEXT_OF_KIN)?=


29, ADEYEMO ALAKIJA STREET
OFF IDOWU TAYLOR STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND
DEAR BOLIC
I AM SORRY FOR CONTACTING YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM WITHOUT A PREVIOUS NOTICE; I HAD TO USE THE E-MAIL BECAUSE IT IS AN EASIER AND MORE CONFIDENTIAL WAY OF MAKING CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
MY NAME IS AUSTEN OBIGWE, A BANKER WITH UNION BANK PLC. I HAPPEN TO BE THE CHIEF ACCOUNT OFFICER TO LATE ENG.JOHN BOLIC, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH CHEVRON- DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.
ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY 2003, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDRENWERE INVOLVED IN IKEJA BOMB BLAST. WHICH ALL OCCUPANTS UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.
PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM
HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/AFRICA/2718295.STM
HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/AFRICA/2698081.STM
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES.AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.
I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THESE HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED.
PARTICULARLY, THE FINANCE COMPANY WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT USD$35.7 MILLION DOLLARS HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT THIRTY (30) WORKING OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 4 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD$35.7 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND ME CAN SHARE THE MONEY.60% TO ME AND 30% TO YOU AND 10% WILL BE USED FOR ANY EXPENSES.
I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY SENDING TO ME BELOW INFORMATION’S:
(1) YOUR FULL NAME:..............................................
{2} YOUR RESIDENTIAL/POSTAL ADDRESS:.............................
(3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:...........................
(4) YOUR AGE.........................................................
(5) YOUR OCCUPATION:................................................
(6) GENDER/SEX:.....................................................
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY MY PRIVATE (austenobigweib@gmail.com) AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, THEN I WILL MOVE ON AND ADVICE YOU ON WHAT NEXT TO ACCOMPLISH AND GOOD FOR US TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY.
BEST REGARDS,
AUSTEN OBIGWE


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
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