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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:

• 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.
  • godwinbank@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "Godwin Ezeigbo" <godwinbank@msn.com>
Reply-To: godwinbank@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:35:50 +0000
Subject: Manager Citi Bank Plc

Dear  ,Sir

First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.

I am Dr Godwin Ezeigbo,Foreign Operations Manager Citi Bank Plc. On the  30th of june 2002, Mr Dixon Martiny, was involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

 

He Banked with us at CIti Bank Plc and had a closing balance worth US$8.6,Million,having heard of the tragic incident the bank now expects a next of kin as the beneficiary.Valuable efforts have been made by Equity Trust Bank to get in touch with any of his family members but I personally found out that he until his death he neither had wife nor children that is known to us.

I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family, I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late Mr Dixon since you  has that. The fund (US$8.6M)will be released in to your account as the next of kin.

 

 All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out by the lawyer that I will employ to work with me down  here on your behalf.I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement.Your share stays while the rest will be for  myself.

The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 25% of the tatal sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the sucess of this transaction. 70% will be for us here.While 5% as been set aside for expenses incured in due process of this transaction. As
soon as I receive an acknowledge of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the proccess. If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile numbers and I will have to apply for the release and subsequent Transfer of the fund in your favour. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Godwin Ezeigbo.

Email   godwinbank@yahoo.co.in
Please upon your response include your private telephone and fax for
further and oral communication.

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