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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
• 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.
  • +2347036359972
• 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.
  • edes56.abebe@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:30:44 -0800
Subject: TRUST

Dear Friend,
I write you after proper consideration that a telephone conversation may
not be an ideal medium to Contact you. I am Edes Abebe, A cousin and
personal assistant to the late Chief Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, the late wife
of the president Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria who died in Spain on Sunday
the 23rd of Oct 2005 after an unsuccessful surgery operation.

As the cousin and personal to the deceased I handle in confidence some of
her affairs, mostly properties, Investment and funds both domestic and
overseas. In this case my sister/client who left Thirty million Great
British Pounds sterling (30,000,000.00) and so many other investments with
my signatory abroad for her personal reason.

The family will call me to account for her properties and funds overseas
after three year of her death according to the tradition our people which
will happen any moment from now as its past three year.

So at this juncture, I seek your consent to write the bank and present you
as a beneficiary of some part of the fund which has been approved for
transfer by my late sister in her fund deposited in a particular
bank,since i have all the documents regarding the deposited funds which I
will disclose to you as we progress in this transaction.

All we require from you is 100% trust, and honest corporations to enable
us see this deal through, and I also guarantee you that this transaction
will be executed under a legitimate process that will protect us from any
breach of the law.

The sharing formula will be 60% for us 30% for you and 5 % for charity to
my client's pet project CHILD CARE TRUST FOUNDATION , for the less
privileged and disabled children and the remaining 5% will be set aside
for any expenses incurred during the course of transfer process. Upon your
prompt reply of your acceptance to this mail, I will forward a letter for
fund transfer on your behalf to the bank to your designated bank account.
I wait in anticipation for your cooperation in reply, and I am also ready
for any question concerning the clarity of this transaction.

Upon consideration by you, send to me your followings :
1. Full Name
2. Address
3. Age/Sex
4. Occupation
5. Nationality
6. Tel number/fax
so that we can speedy up the transaction before i will be called to give
account of the assets.
Please reply me through this email address : edes56.abebe@yahoo.com.hk
Yours sincerely,
Mr Edes Abebe.
Please call +2347036359972

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