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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)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • ojosamuel_01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ojo Sam <ojo@ojosam.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:07:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND.DU REPLY TO THIS MAIL ojosamuel_01@yahoo.com



MY DEAR FRIEND.DU REPLY TO THIS MAIL ojosamuel_01@yahoo.com

I am Mr. OJO SAMUEL an auditor general with Wema Bank (NIG) Plc. I
have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the fund valued at
US$18.5.Million. (EighteenMillion, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) to your custody.

The Fund was deposited with Wema Bank (NIG) Plc by Late Andrés García
who died alongside with his colleague Manuel Estrada Sainzin a tragic
car accident while returning from a Free Software Conference held at
Valencia, Spain, May 2004

Please click on the link belowfor your perusal:
(http://www.debian.org/News/04/040515 ).

Ever since his death, The board of Directors of My Bank, Wema Bank(NIG)
Plc has issued a mandate to secure his next of kin/relatives within
the next 21 bank working days or the inheritance funds will be forfeited to the bank. I have personally tried to trace his relatives without any success.

Inview of this, I would like you to apply asthe next of kin /
beneficiary to this Inheritance, before it will betransferred into National Treasury.
I hereby solicit your utmostconfidence, knowing too well that we have
neither known nor met eachother before, for it is with trust and
confidence that I write to revealthis business proposal to you; if interested do contact me immediately: ojosamuel_01@yahoo.com

Please do send me your contactinformation and private telephone number
for easy and fair communication.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. OJO SAMUEL.

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