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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 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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +2348033705489 (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.
  • thamos_bank5@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?thamos=20bankole?= <thamos_bank5@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: thamos_bankole@irangate.net
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:00:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PLEASE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: thamos_bank5@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,


I am MR THAMOS BANKOLE. from the First Bank of

Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch.I got your contact

through.the internet I have urgent and very

confidential business proposal for you. On

June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor

with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,Mr.

Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed) deposit

for twelve calendar months, valued at

US$30,Million(thirthy million 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 Mr.Charles Ballassi died in the

plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian (990)

with other passengers aboard.



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 Ballassi

did not declare any next of kin or relations in all

his official documents,including his bank deposit

paperwork in my bank.


This sum ofUS$30m 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.Accordingto 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

fund. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you

as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr.

Charles Ballassi 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

preparethe 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 ecessary

documents and letter of probate/administration in your

favour for the transfer.Any banka ccount 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 60% for me and 30% for you.

There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this

transaction will be done by the attorney and my

position as the Branch Manager guarantees the

successful execution of ths transaction. If you are

interested,please reply immediately

via the private email address below,upon your

responce,i shall provide you with more details and

relevant documents that will help you understand

thetransaction.


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, send to me the following to

enable start the process of the fund into your bank

account:


1. Your full Name and address 2. The name of your bank

name,address and account number


3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers

Awaiting your urgent reply,you are free to call me on

my telephone number(+2348033705489)


Thanks and regards,


MR THAMOS BANKOLE.

MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc

- thamos bankole

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