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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "OBI JOHN" <obijohn2@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:33:02 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

Dear Sir /Madam
I am Mr.JOHN OBI close personal assistance to Engr. Donald a National
of your country who is an engineer and contractor that used to work and
supply equipments to Multi national Oil Company in West African with
his basein Lagos the capital of Republic of Nigeria It is highly
unfortunate and my heart still bleeds as I relate and recount this sad
story to you. On14th June 2002.

My Boss, his wife and two children were involved in a car accident along
Lagos Ibadan High way. All the occupants of the vehicle lost their lives
and since then I have made several inquires to your embassy to locate
any of my Boss extended relatives ended without any atom of success.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last
name over the INTERNET, to locate any member of his family, hence I
contact you to assists in repatriating the sums of$25.5 million DOLLARS
my boss deposited with the security company here in Republic of NIgeria
before his untimely death with his families.

The security company were my Boss lodged this money have issued me a
notice to provide the Next Of Kin to my Boss before the money gets
confiscated or declare unserviceable by the security company, within the
next official limited time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over six months now.

I seek your transparent consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased ,so that the proceeds of this money can be delivered to you at
your home country by the security company. As a personal assistance to
my dead Boss I have all the document of deposit to back up the claim of
the money from the security company.

All I requireity from you is your honest cooperation and confidential to
enable us see the deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under lagete mate arrangement and transparency.

Hence an attorney will provide neecessary legal documents that can be
used to back up all the claims, Finally could you inform me of your
acceptance to carry out this deal with me, I shall in turn tell you the
code and batch number my deceases Boss deposited the money with the
security company including the name and particulars of the security
company where the money is lodged.

Again you are entitled to 30% of the total sum of the money while 70%
ofthe money should be kept for me as soon as the money is delivered to
your home country by the security company.
Best regards.
Mr.JOGB OBI



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