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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:
  • "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.
  • giwaosagie_company@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GIWA OSAGIE <giwa@giwaosagie.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:04:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR DUE CONSENT


Barrister Giwa-Osagie
Legal Practitioner,Solicitor & Notaries
&Property & Civil Law
33,Bode Thomas Street,Surulere,Lagos.
E-mail:giwaosagie_company@myway.com

Good Day,
I apologise for this unsolicited nature of my email, it was out of desperation and eagerness that made me to contact you. Following my previous research, I am very happy to inform you that I have a good news for you as per regards to the current development of my deceased client who's name is (Raymond Heller)and he is from your country,who was my trusted, wealthy client who died in the January 27th Bomb blast here in my country.

In respect to introduction my name is Barrister Giwa-Osagie a legal attorney with great vision asI am the private and most trusted attorney to my client. However my Client was a very wealthy business tycoon formerly working with the Nigeria airways for over 20 years till this date before his sudden death in the January 27th 2002 Bomb blast that rocked his esidence in Steven Toba street, G.R.A Ikeja, here in my country, in view of this please kindly view the BBC web page below to know the reality of this urgent matter that I have contacted you for.On Sunday, 27th of January 2002,my client were involved in a terrible bomb blast that took lives
of innocent souls and unfortunately over 1000 people lost their lives and my client and his family were part of the people that lost their lives.
Inview of this please view the web page below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Frankly, andauthoritatively speaking I am very happy to let you understand that my client left three million eight hundred and seventy thousand {USD3.87M } United States of American dollars presicely here in the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc which is the main point to drive home at. I have made so many attempts to locate any of myclient’s relative but all attemptsn have proved unsuccessful that’s why I am counting on you and I need you to give me good courage and faith that we can work as two partners in progress incoming to the realization of this transaction for the betterment of both us and our Families. Since, I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your prompt consent to present you asthe next of kin of the deceased since you have the same name so that the proceeds of this account valued at {USD3.87 M } dollars precisely can be transferred into youraccount and then you and I can share the money according to any agreed ratiobecause this fund is almost maturing to confiscation.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please enclose yourother names and your phone numbers in your response as soon as you show keen interest. Be rest assured that as you comply to my directives this transaction will be executed in a legitimate arrangement that will prevent you from any breach of the law in your country as it would be backedwith official documentation endorsed by the supreme court of Nigeria to legalize the claims of this transaction.

Finally, all I need from you is your honest co-operation as this transaction is not related to Imagination or otherwise but pure and for real. I crave your indulgence to present you as the surviving next of kin to the deceased so that we can reap from the fruit ofthis old man's labour before somegroup of bad and corrupt leaders in my country get rid of this money and share it for their own selfish interest instead of both of us sharing it for the betterment of ourselves and our families. I am awaiting your Prompt response with some good news!!! Thanks and God bless you,
Truly yours
Barrister Giwa-Osagie.

SEND YOUR REPLY TO ME PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
giwaosagie_company@myway.com

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