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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • rogersakidaso2@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rogers akidaso <barristerrogersakidaso@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:14:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Rogers Akidaso(SAN), private attoney to the Late Mrs Stella Obasanjo,wife of the Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo,who died Sunday the 23 of October 2005 at a hospital in spain.She had traveled to spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that surgery.

As the personal attorney to the deceased,I handle every aspect her finances mostly properties and funds both domestic and overseas'. Before her death she left behind huge amount of money running into afew millions of united states dollars and so many real estate investment with my signatures abroad.Very soon my client's familly will call me to account for my client's properties and fund offshores.

At this jucture, i seek your consent to present you as the benefactor of one of the various funds she deposited with the NATWEST BANK, LONDON,as i dont have a foreign account where i can transfer a part of this fund and since i have all the documents/information regarding this funds. I will make sure i procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we might make.

All I require is your honest co-operation and a very good bank account to enable us see this Deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law within the shortest possible time,I promise that you and I can share the money 60% for me, 5% for incidental expenses while 35% will be for you.

NOTE:I WILL BE IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY PERCENTAGE OF THIS FUND AS SOON AS IT HITS YOUR ACCOUNT.

I believe my letter will receive a favourable and urgent consideration from you as i await your response. You can also reply me via this my email: rogersakidaso2@yahoo.it

Best regards

Barrister Rogers Akidaso (SAN).




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