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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:
  • "million united states 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr phillip Ogi" <drphillip-ogi1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:50:12 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT INQUIRY

FROM THE OGI CHAMBER'S,
MOBILE:234 28338410.
OFFICE:234 597487 EXT 745
FAX:234 597402.

Dear Investor

(investment inquiry)

In view of the urgent and Sudden death of my client (Mrs) Stella
Olusegun obasanjo, I am soliciting your humble attentions to this matter as
we
will like to discuss the terms and conditions of your investment policies
before we can commence with the perfection of documentations that
will assume this venture the beneficiary of the investment funds.

My clients (Mrs Stella Olusegun Obasanjo)who until her untimely death on
aturday 22sec of october in moding clinic in spain has in her
disposal the sum of twenty five million united states dollars that I wish
for
your venture`s co-operation in securing and investing these funds into the
financial system of your state without any complication,

I have confidence in your investment opportunities to withstand the
value of those funds for the required period of time we will agree on.

I will also like you to treat this my humble request with integrity
and confidentiality as the political system in my nation demands that we
secure and invest those funds now without delay.

Please be fast to forward your private e-mail address, confirdential
phone

number, and direct fax line so that we can communicate with without
further delay.

Thank you in Anticipation and God Bless.

sincerely.

Barr,Phillip Ogi. (Esq).

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