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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:
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • johnugo49@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • johnugo@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Ugo <johnugo49@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnugo@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:14:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE:REAL ESTATE VENTURES


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: johnugo49@yahoo.com



- Attention: Dear, RE:REAL ESTATE VENTURES.For the purpose of introduction, I am Mr.john ugoI am the personal Accounting officer to my deceased client, a national of your country,who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife and their Two children were involved in Ikeja bomb blast here in my country. My client and his family unfortunately lost their li ves. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, My bank where !
the deceased had an account valued at about USD$8,500,000.00 Eight million Five hundred thousand dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next few weeks.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over three years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD8,500,000.00 can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money in the following ra tion: 35% to me,60% to you and donate 5% to New Orleans Hurricane devastated victims. I will procure legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. I hope to invest in properties in your country. To be honest with you, I have worked out the modalities of this transaction. All require is your sincere cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that!
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please if you are intere
sted to work with me with in good faith and honesty,get in touch with me by my private email: (johnugo@hotmail.com) and send to me your DIRECT/PERSONAL telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction,your residential address and also your banking details and address where this fund will be released into. I would prefer a virgin account for this transfer. I hope to hear further response from you regards the successful conclusion of this great success. God bless you. PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM WHAT I AM TELLING YOU. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm Thank you very much for your understanding. Best regards, john ugo.

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