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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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 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.
  • johnobodo30000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john obodo <johnobodo3000@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 01:47:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL



FROM THE DESK OF,
JOHN OBODO
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
LION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
34 AHMADU BELLO WAY JOS NiGERIA

I am a senior Accountant in my Bank and Accounting
officer to Mr.Arthur Kinder who worked as an expatriate
with Elf petroleum (Nigeria) Ltd. On the
21st of April 2001, my customer, his wife and their
two children were involved in auto-crash along the
ever busy Sagumu-Ibadan High Way. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then,the
Board of Directors of my Bank have made several
enquires to their embassy to locate any of my
customer's extended relations but to no avail. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
Property left behind by my client before they get
Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this Huge deposits of US$10M was lodged. The
Bank has published several Notice for the Next of Kin
of the deceased to apply for collection of this Funds
or have the account confiscated within a shot Period
of time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent
to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased, so
that the proceeds of this Account valued at US$10
million dollars can be paid to you and Then you and me
can share the money,60% to me and 40% to you. I have
all necessary legal documents that can be used to
backup any claim we may make. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the Law. Please get in touch with my email
and send to me your Telephone and fax numbers to
enable us further about this Transaction. Your
response should be channeled to my alternate email
account at (johnobodo30000@yahoo.co.uk)

Best regards,
JOHN OBODO,
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
LION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC


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