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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • joe_ukpoma37@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joe ukpoma"<johnpt@myway.com>
Reply-To: joe_ukpoma1@excite.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:24:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: From:Mr.Joe Ukpoma 11/01/07


From:Mr.Joe Ukpoma 11/01/07 {Executive Director,Int OperationsGroup(South)}IBTC Chartered Bank PlcEmail: joe_ukpoma37@yahoo.com.au

Dear Friend,

Good day, With close inquiries made about you,I believe you can handle this matter.I humbly seek your assistance in a matter that needs outmost trust and confidence.I am Mr.Joe Ukpoma,the bank Executive Director,Int Operations Group of IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC .

There is an account in my bank that has not been updated in the last nine years and has no beneficiary and severe investigations show that the account belongs to a foreign company belonging to An America Mr. Morris Thompson who is an Oil consultant/contractor with NNPC had in our Bank the sum of US$18.5m in a domiciliary account Number:14-2558-2004, of which I am the account officer,he unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the money

Right now, I am willing to give you 35% of the total sum as your own share.when the money is transferred into your account.The nature of your business is not relevant for the success of this transaction.

I have taken all necessary precautions to make sure that the transaction is 100% risk free and it is believed that this transaction will be completed within seven working days.Please you must keep this transaction secret at all times until you have received the fund in your account.You may also go through our banking online site through (WWW.IBTC.COM) to check out my profile there and everything about my bank.When you log on the website,you click on about us and after that,you scroll down to your left and have a click on management team and i am very sure that you will get to the page and have a look on our management team and me in personal.

Please I require you to send to me your informations as stated below for an easy and well secured communication:

Full Name...............Contact Address...................

Date of Birth............Occupation.......................

Phone number............Mobile phone......................

Fax......................

I wait for your urgent response.this is my private e-mail (joe_ukpoma37@yahoo.com.au)

Best regards,

Mr.Joe Ukpoma

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