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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • princehenryoseh@ny.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Henry Ose" <henryoseh@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:02:57 +0000
Subject: Assistance

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.
Marina,Lagos-Nigeria.
Dear Sir,

I am Dr Henry Oseh. from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch.I got
your contact through.the internet I have urgent and very confidential
business proposal for you. On January 7, 1999, an America Oil
consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Mr.Christian Eich a foriegn national made a numbered time (fixed) deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(Nine Million Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars)in my branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered Mr.Christian Eich a 57years old
businessman died on a plane crash with his entire family on the 31th of
July 2000 on Concorde flight AF4590 that flew into the hotelissimo in Paris,
France along side 113 passengers on board.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

on further investigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL,
and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr.Christian Eich did not declare any next
of kin or relations in all his official documents,including his bank deposit
paperwork in my bank. This sum ofUS$9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the
interest is
being rolled over with the pricipal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian law, at the expiration
of (Six)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to stand as
the next of kin to Mr.Christian Eich so that the fruit of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and
address
so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the service
of two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour for
the transfer.
Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees
the successful execution of ths transaction. If you are interested,please
reply immediately via the private email address below,upon your responce,i
shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help
you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require
your assitance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following to
enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:

1. Your full Name and address
2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be
transfered into, Account beneficiary
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:princehenryoseh@ny.com

Thanks and regards,

Dr Henry Oseh.
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC.

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