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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.
  • joeukpoma1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joe ukpoma" <joeuk006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: joeukpoma1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:05 -0500
Subject: Dear Tibor

FROM THE DESK OF MR JOE UKPOMA
IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC
www.ibtc.com

Dear Tibor

I'm one of the Directors of IBTC Chartered Bank Plc.We are conducting a
standard process investigation on behalf of our firm. The international
Banking conglomerate to reach either the relations or anyone knows the next
of kin to late Mr.Alfred Tibor a nationality of your country.

This Private Banking client Mr.Alfred Tibor . died intestate and
nominated
nosuccessor in title over the money with the bank ($18.5m) I decided to
trace his last name, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by this client before they get confisticated by the federal
Government after Being declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposits were lodged.

It is pertinent that you inform me ASAP if you are interested and moreover,
I seek a very honest and reliable person. You must appreciate that I have
constrained from providing you with more detailed information.

At this point. Please respond to this mail assoon as possible to afford us
the opportunity to proceed to the formalities as soon as possible, with your
phone number and contact address please Let me hear from you immediately
only in my private email box: joeukpoma1@hotmail.com

Thanks



MR JOE UKPOMA {ED}
International Operations,
IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC
http://www.ibtc.com/directors.asp
joeukpoma1@hotmail.com

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