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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • osondufidelis@telkom.net

Fraud email example:

From: D R <kinetics101@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 20:24:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: URGENT & PERSONAL

THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES IS BEING USE IN A 419 SCAM. PLEASE CLOSE ACCOUNT.
osondufidelis@telkom.net

--- On Sun, 5/10/09, Fidelis Osondo <osondufidelis@telkom.net> wrote:
From: Fidelis Osondo <osondufidelis@telkom.net>
Subject: URGENT & PERSONAL
To:
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 3:49 AM

Dear friend,

Greetings!

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a
surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry if I have in
any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner of
contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private
nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart
in respect of this email.

I actually got your e-mail address while searching the internet for someone to
handle this transaction. My name is Fidelis Osondu and I work in the office of
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

I am soliciting your assistance to enable me transfer the sum of sixteen
million, three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$16,300,000.00) into your account.
I am soliciting that you help me receive the fund, as I alone cannot complete
this transaction without the participation of a foreign partner who would assist
in receiving the funds.

You will certainly ask yourself how consequential this letter is. If you are
interested contact me immediately with the following:

(i)Acceptance of this offer
(ii)Your name, company name/address if any, and telephone/fax numbers.
(iii)Convincing honesty, trustworthiness and willingness to abide by the
requirements of this proposal paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY.

Please reply urgently by email or telephone. Upon receipt of your response, I
shall communicate with you, and let you have more details

Best personal regards.

Fidelis Osondu
Presidential Aide on Petroleum Matters
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Telephone: +234 70 8036 9250
Email: osondufidelis@telkom.net

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