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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • dfrtbgh@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Dr=20Charles=20Ghankay?= <dfrtbgh@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: cfg56@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:47:39 +0530 (IST)
Subject: =?utf-8?q?FOR=20A=20GOOD=20RELATIONSHIP=E2=80=8F=E2=80=8F?=


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



- My Dear Good Friend ,Good day and wellcome, Firstly, I sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and importance i attach to this information. I humbly crave your indulgence to read this e-mail with all seriousness and sincerity of purpose because this project is based on Trust and Sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of minds. I am a fifty two (52)year old established Attorney and Notary Public. My name is Dr Charles Finla Ghankay Esq.I am a personal attorney to an expatriate, a consultant with an American Oil company,PENNZOIL (Now deceased) He died in the year 2000 precisely on 31/01/2000 in an Alaska Airlines Flight 261 with other passengers on board. You can confirm from the following link: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ My Client successfully executed a consultancy contract for the Federal Government of Nigerian {FGN} worth US$18.3 million dollars. A part payment of USD $9.million dollars was paid to him before he passed on, while the balance of USD $9.3 million Dollars was still pending and unpaid before my client passed on. However, all my efforts to locate a possible next of kin proved abortive.His name is Juan Marquez and was 44 years old but yet to be married. The crux of my contact and explanation is that the new elected Government Of Nigerian is fully paying all foreign Contractors who have successfully executed their contracts and my client is among those benefiting in this month"s payment schedule which has already been effected and deposited with his bank.While as his personal attorney/Adviser, his bank has officially notified and instructed me to forward particulars of my client's next of kin within the next 21 official working days so that he/she can be paid the outstanding USD9.3 Million dollars already in their custordy as they are aware of his passing on otherwise his payment will be returned back to the government coffers as abandoned or unclaimed bill. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, I decided to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit the money to your account as my client"s next of kin since It is not my wish to seat and watch that hard earned entittlement go astray, it will be easy for us to achieve. Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive, I would be very sincere to assure that I am proposing this project to you with the best of intensions and acknowledgement and as an attorney, I will have the ability to secure the necessary legal document/s that will be used for this claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a Legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Upon successful conclusion of this project,you will have 40% of the total fund,while 60% will be for me. Please take out a moment of your very busy Schedule today to respond if you are interested; i will intimate you with futher details on reciept of your candid response,please include your private telephone numbers for an initial confidential,and private communication. I wish for utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction.Awaiting your prompt response.Thanks and Remain Blessed. Sincerely yours,Dr Charles Ghankay,(Principal Partner, Ghankay &Associates}

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