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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "PETERS AMALA" <petersamala12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amalapeters44@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 01:52:31 -0700
Subject: YOUR CO-OPERATION NEEDED

ATTN:
I am Mr John Amala Peters,bank manager of Union Bank of Nigeria,Apapa
branch.I have the privilege to request your co-operation in transfering the
sum of US$28,000,000.00 (Twenty-Eight Million Dollars) to your account.
This stated sum belonged to my customer,a South African born Nigerian based
oil merchant (Mr Ken Power) who in June 1999,made a one year fixed deposit
of this FUND in my bank but died shortly after in an automobile accident
without making a WILL or declaring a Next of Kin in the bank deposit papers.
This sum of US$28,000,000.00 is still lodged in his account in my Bank and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.NO PERSON WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THIS FUND.According to the
Nigerian Law,at the expiration of 6 (six) years,the money will revert to the
ownership of the NIGERIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM IT.
Consequently,my proposal is that I WANT YOU TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN
of late Ken Power and hence the BENEFICIARY OF HIS FUND.This is imperative
so that the fruits of this old man’s labour will not get into the hands of
some corrupt Nigerian government officials.What we are going to do is
simple.You have to provide the following information.
1: YOUR FULL NAMES AND CURRENT ADDRESS
2: YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
We shall use these information to prepare the necessary inheritance
DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES through an accredited attorney that will
represent you the Next of Kin to late Ken Power.For your assistance,you will
be adequately compensated with 30% of the total sum.65% will be my own share
while 5% will be set aside to cover any incidental expenses made both
locally and internationally before the conclusion of this deal.
This transaction is 100% risk free as the paper work will be done by the
attorney and my position as the Branch Manager will guarantee it's
successful execution.If you are interested in assisting me in this
transaction,please reply immediately.
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand this transaction better.Please
realise that this proposal demands utmost confidentiality.
Regards,
Mr John A Peters


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