419 scam: "Dr. Oliver Alawuba" <kil805@bk.ru> NEXT OF KIN

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- dc429450@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Oliver Alawuba" <kil805@bk.ru>
Reply-To: dc429450@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:13:25 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

Hello Dear

I am an accountant with UBA Bank. My name is Dr. Oliver Alawuba, the Personal Account officer to Late Engineer Andrew Wilson a citizen of

your country, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (NNPC), VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. Hereafter shall be referred to as

my client.

On 30 JAN 2000, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in the Kenya Airways flight with registration number 5Y-BEN which

departed from Nairobi to destination Lagos and all the passengers on-board and the flight crew, including his family died in this fatal air-

crash on 30 JAN 2000. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients relatives, this has also proved

unsuccessful after these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his

family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in acquiring the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated by the bank where

these money deposits are. Particularly the UBA Bank Where the deceased had an account valued at about ($10,500,000.00 Million US Dollars) has

issued me a notice to provide the next of kin till ending of Feb 2013 or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working

days.

NOTE: There is no risks or dangers involved on this deal . I have agreed with my colleagues that you will retain 40% of the total fund, my

colleagues and I will take 50% while the remaining 10% is mapped out to cover the International and Local Expenses that might be incurred by

both parties in the course of this transaction.

If this proposal interest you of which I hope it would, please forward to me immediately the following by mail:(dc429450@gmail.com)

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Private Telephone No.
3. Your Contact Address, city and Area where you live.
4. Occupation
5. Date of birth

As soon as we receive the above information from you, we shall immediately file up application for approvals and payment shall follow as soon

as possible.

NOTE: I shall not contact another person till I hear from you. I therefore request you to please maintain topmost confidential of this

transaction because we are top Civil Servants and would not want our reputable image dented after putting in Nine years of active service in

the Bank beside the bank didn't know anybody as late Andrew Wilson Brother or relation so whoever i present to the UBA Bank Management

as next of kin should be the one to trust by the bank.

Best Regards.

Dr. Oliver Alawuba

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