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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:
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • donald.ogbe2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: donald ogbe <donald@ogbedonald1.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:26:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


Dear Friend,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction;this is by virture of its nature as being CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day,I am Mr.Donald Ogbe ,a senior accountant with one of the big financial firm here in Lagos Nigeria. On the December 26th 2003, my client (Engr.Mark Dawson)and his entire family died in a plane crash in cotonou, Benin Republic.You will readmore stories about the crash on visiting

thiswebsite:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
Unfortunately, myclient and the family lost their lives in that disaster that needed not to have happened. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track any trust and honest person that can stand as the next of kin and have his remaining transferedn to him/her After which we can then discuss on the sharing ratio in favour of the both of us ,Before his death and uptil date i was his account officer.
My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the fund leftbehind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated ordeclared unserviceable by my bank,where this huge deposit were lodgedin, where the deceased had an account valued at about US$12.5 million.The company had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,As the account officer or have the account confiscated within the next 25official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating therelatives for over one year, now I seek your consent as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$12.5 million can be paid to you.
All documents to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out.This proposal is 100% risk-free. We have agreed that the fund be sharedthus,after it must have been transferred into your account.Remember You can find informations about the December 26th 2003 planecrash details on the website below.
>www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
Please get back to me through my email (donald.ogbe2006@yahoo.com)
Best regards,
Donald Ogbe.

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