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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Victor Osadolor" <victorosadolor6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: victorsdlr@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:26:24 -0800
Subject: SUB: MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

MR VICTOR OSADOLOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
RC: 34897609

THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O

GOOD DAY, I AM MR VICTOR OSADOLO I have urgent and
very
confidential business proposal for you. On June 6,
2002, an America Oil consultant/contractor, Mr.
Charles Balassi with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at
US$14,600,000.00(Fourteen Million Six 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 from his contract
employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that he died in the plane crash on 31 October 2002
[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers.

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. Charles Balassi
did not declare any next of kin or relations in a
ll his official documents, including his bank deposit
paperwork in my bank. This sum of US$14,600,000.00 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
(five)years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like
you as a foreigner to stand as the next of k
in to Mr. Charles Balassi 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 70% for me and 25% for you and 5%
for any expences. There is no risk at all, the papers
for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the
Branch Manager guarantees the successful exec
ution of ths transaction. If you are interested,please
reply immediately via this private email address,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 me start the process of the
funds into your bank account:

1. Your full Name
2. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
3. Your bank account detalis

Immediately I recieve a mail indicating your interest
I shall communicate to you.

Thanks and regards,

MR VICTOR OSADOLOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
RC: 34897609

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