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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:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348037591990 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • kabongonngoy2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kabongon Ngoy" <kabongonngoy3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:08:40 -0400
Subject: URGENT RESPONDS NEENED



My name is Mr.Kabongon Ngoy, staff with Manny Bank ofNigeria Lagos,Nigeria.I have urgent and veryconfidential business proposal which I know mightinterest you. On June 6, 1999 , a Foreign Oil consultant/contractorwith the Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation, Mr. Barry Smith made a Fixed deposit of hismoney with my bank, valued US$17,500,000.00 (SeventeenMillion Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in mybranch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notificationto his home address as his account officer but got noreply.After a month, we sent a reminder letter upon which wefinally discovered from his contract employers,(Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) that on the25th of July 2000, the deceased, his wife and theirtwo children died in the Air France concord planecrash bound for New York in their planfor a world cruise.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm On further investigation, I found out that he diedwithout making a WILL, and all attempts to trace hisnext of kin was fruitless. I therefore made furtherinvestigation and discovered that Mr. Barry Smith didnot declare any next of kin Or relations in hisdeposit mandate with my bank. This sum of US$17,500,000.00 has carefully been movedout of my bank to our APEX BANK (Central Bank OfNigeria ) for safe-keeping, the arrangement wasperfected in such a way that there will be no trace ofthe funds from any quarter, since no one will come forclaim. According to the Law of my country, at theexpiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will bediverted to our Federal reserve account if nobodyapplies to claim the fund.Now my proposal is that as a Foreigner, I will presentyou as the next of kin and partner to thedepositor, for the funds to be approved and paid toyou. I am writing you because myself as a publicservant, can not operate a foreign account or have anaccount that is more than $100,000.00.I have workedout necessary arrangement for this transaction and youcan be assured that there is no risk involved.I would not want this mail to get to you as surprisedor embarrassment, my intention is to move the fundsinto your country and invest it in a good businessventure, for this reason I want to work with you aspartners.Should this proposal interest you, kindly call me onTEL:+234-8037591990 or send me an email to my privatee-mail kabongonngoy2006@yahoo.com , to enable me give youmore details about this. I have resolved in my mind to give you 35% of thetotal amount for your assistance, including 5%additional for any expense you ran into during theproceedings and all the documents relating that willenhance the release of the funds like deathcertificate and an affidavit of claims will beprocessed and send to you. I want you to treat this matter with utmostconfidentiality, and be rest assured thatthis transaction would be of mutual benefits for bothof us, because my intention is to move my family toyour country where I want them to reside for safety. Iwill require your assistance to make residencearrangement for them and to invest my share in yourcountry. Thanks for your understanding. Mr. Kabongon NgoyTEL:+234-8037591990
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