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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
• 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.
  • tnmbasogo@caramail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "TEODORO .N MBASOGO {JR}" <mr.tnmbasogo@caramail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:25:13 +0200
Subject: TEODORO .N MBASOGO {JR}


GOODDAY SIR,
I AM MR TEODORO NGUEMA MBASOGO {JRN}. THE SON OF PRESIDENT TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
MY FATHER HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE PARTNER WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF HIS FUND NOW DEPOSITED WITH A FINANCIER FIRM IN EUROP SINCE THE FUND WAS MOVE FROM RIGGS BANK, DUPONT CIRCLE BRANCH, WASHINGTON USA.BY MY FATHER ACCOUNT MANAGER, BECAUSE RIGGS BANK WAS RECENTLY SOLD IN MARCH TO PNC BANK IN UNITED STATE.
THE AMOUNT IN THE BANK IS THE SUM OF US$350 MILLION. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO QUERRY WHY SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS IN MY FATHER'S ACCOUNT AND WE WANT TO MOVE THE MONEY OUT OF SPAIN TO AMERICA OR ANOTHER COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE TO A BANKS THAT CAN KEEP THE MONEY WITHOUT QUERRY.
FOR MORE DETAILS; http://www.progress.org/2004/oil13.htm
WHY WE NEED YOU IS THIS: WE NEED A TRUSTWORTHY SOMEBODY WHO WILL OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN HIS NAME AND MOVE THE FUND FROM EUROPE TO HIS COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT. WE SHALL GIVE YOU AN AUTHORIZATION TO FINANCIER FIRM IN SPAIN TO TRANSFER THE MONEY BIT BY BIT INTO THE ACCOUNT YOU HAVE OPENED THE ACCOUNT WILL BEAR YOUR GOOD NAME AS THE CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY WILL BE CHANGE TO YOUR OWN NAME., YOU CAN OPEN AN ACCOUNT, WITH A GOOD BANK WHO CAN HANDLE SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, WITHOUT QUERRY OR YOU CAN PROVE YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNT THAT CAN HOLD THE MONEY.. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP US,SO YOU WILL HAVE TO
CONTACT WITH THE FINANCIER FIRM ,SO THAT WE CAN START PROCESSING OF THE FUND TO YOUR GOOD NAME,AND WE SHALL HAND OVER TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR FAMILY ACCOUNT.
WE WANT SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO CONNECTION WITH US SO AS TO AVOID ANY LINK TO OUR FAMILY, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS NOT DRUG MONEY AND WAS PAID INTO MY FATHER'S ACCOUNT BY EXXON MOBIL FOR CRUDE OIL LICENSE IN OUR COUNTRY.
IF YOU ARE READY TO HELP, PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY AT tAND GIVE ME YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATIONS SUCH AS YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS, TEL/FAX NUMBERS. WE SHALL GIVE YOU 35% OF ANY AMOUNT TRANSFERED INTO THE NEW ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL HELP US IN INVESTING THE REST OF THE MONEY.
THANK YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
TEODORO .N MBASOGO {JR}
mr.tnmbasogo@caramail.com

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