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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348030719409 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dele_okolie_12@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barry wong" <barry01_1@msn.com>
Reply-To: dele_okolie_8@myway.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:15:22 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,

MR.BARRY WONG.
ORIENT BANK (NIG) LTD. IDUMOTA
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
CALL ME ON :234-8030719409
CONTACT EMAIL:dele_okolie_12@myway.com

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.BARRY WONG. BANK MANAGER OF ORIENT BANK OF NIGERIA
LAGOS BRANCH.
I HAVE URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PPROPOSITION
FOR YOU.
ON JUNE 6TH, 2000, A CANADIAN OIL CONSULTANT / CONTRACTOR
WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION, MR, BARRY
KELLY MADE A NUMBERED TIME (FIX) DEPOSIT FOR TWELVE CALENDAR
MONTHS VALUED ATUS$25,000, 000.00. (TWENTY? FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN MY BRANCH.
UPON MATURITY I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT
GOT NO REPLY.
AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER ANDFINALY WE DISCOVERED
FROM HIS CONTRACT EMPLOYERS THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION THAT MR, BARRY KELLY DIED FROM AN
AUTO MOBILE ACCEDENT.
ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FIND OUT THAT HE
DIED WITHOUT MAKING A WILL, AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS
NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS.
I THEREFORE MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT
MR, BARRY KELLY DID NOT DECLARE ANY KIN OR RELATIONS IN
ALL HIS OFFICAIL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING
HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY BANK.
THIS SUM OF US$25,000,000.00. IS STILL SITTING IN MY BANK
AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL
SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR.
NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT. ACCORDING TO
NIGERIAN LAW, AT THE EXPIRATION OF 5(FIVE) YEARS, THE
MONEYWILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN
GORVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.
CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A
FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR, BARRY
KELLYSO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN?S LABOUR WILL NOT
GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT GORVERNMENT
OFFICIALS.
THIS IS SIMPLE, I WILL LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY
YOUR FULL NAMES 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 DRAFTING
AND NOTARIZATION OF THE WILL AND TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS AND LETER OF PROBATE/ ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR
FAVOUR FOR THE TRANSFER.
A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH YOU WILL
PROVIDE WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO
YOU AS THE BENEFICAIRY/ NEXTOF KIN.
THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE
IN THE RATIO OF60% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU.
THERE IS NO RISK ATALL AS ALL THE PAPER WORK FOR THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION
AS THE BRANCH MANAGER GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION
OF THISTRANSACTION.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY VIA THE
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELLOW.
YOU CAN ALSO REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE FAX NUMBER OR YOU CALL
ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER :UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I
SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS AND RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND REST ASSURED
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE MOST PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF
US BECAUSE I SHALL REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INVEST MY
SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY VIA EMAIL OR THROUGH MY PRIVATE
PHONE NUMBER.
THANKS AND REGARDS.
MR.BARRY WONG.

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