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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348023645390 (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.
  • ib_be111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IBRAHIM BELLO" <ibrahim_bello02@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 11:11:21 +0000
Subject: Urgent reply please

Dear Bianca Loudoun

Am very happy for your willing to help me in this matter as the next of kin
and i want to let you know that you will be cover 100% by me hence you will
be blackmail me at the end of this transaction.

You are advice to forward me the following information to enable us start
processing the legal document that will cover you up as the rightful next of
kin such as .

1.your full name
2.your date of birth and place
3.your scan copy of your driver licence or international passport
4.your direct cell phone and fax
5.your contact address

as soon as i have this i will go to the federal high court of justice on
your behalf to start processing on the legal document on your favor and as
soon as that is done i will summit it to the bank were this fund is
deposited to enable them contact you on how the inhenritance fund should be
release into your nominated bank account which you should provide ok

For your question,i want to let you know that it is risk free ok again i
want you to understand that it will cost us money for the procurement of the
legal document that will back you up as the legal next of kin.then finally i
want you have confident in me and keep this secret between me and you.

Second question,My ambition in this is to secure my late client fund in a
honest person hand and invest my share after disbursement.2,Yes am marries
with 3kids.3,Yes i attended University.4,My favourite Tv Show is
football.finally i have volvo car.

you can call me on my direct cell phone in case you have any question+234
802 364 5390 and please kindly reply to my private email:ib_be111@yahoo.com

Thanks

Best Regards

Barrister Ibrahim Bello

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