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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • light_musa2001@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Light musa" <light_musa1@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:37:18 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY.

DEAR SIR/MADAM

IM SERIOUSLY SEARCHING FOR A PERSON TO FORWARD ME HIS OR HER NAME TO
ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A LATE FOREIGNER TO MY COUNTRY NIGERIA WHO
DEPOSITED HIS FUND IN MY BANK AS I WAS HIS ACCOUNTING OFFICER IN THE
NIGERIAN EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK PLC (ETB).

THE MAN WAS AN EXPERTRATE IN DRILLING WHICH WORKED WITH THE NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO- OPERATION.

HE BEARS ENGINEER TERRENCE ISMAIL WHO DIED IN JULY 2000 AT THE OFF-SHORE HE
WENT WITH A TROOP IN PORT-HARCOURT RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA..

THE LATE WAS THE CHIEF ENGINEER WHICH WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
BY MY COUNTRY.

THE TRUTH LIES THAT TILL NOW HIS FUND OF $13.4M US DOLLAR IS STILL
LYING IN THE BANK WHICH NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THAT WHICH HE HAS NOBODY TO
CLAIM THE FUND EXCEPT ME.

PERSONALLY IM NOW TRANSFERED TO THE HEADQUARTER OF THE BANK WHICH IM THE
GENERAL ACCOUNTANT AS I JUST GOT MY DOCTORATE DEGREE WHICH IM NOW A
CHATTERED
ACCOUNTANT IN THE LAGOS BRANCH.

NOW I HAVE ALL IT TAKES TO TRANSFER THE ACCOUNT THROUGH ANYONE AS FAR AS THE
PERSON IS A FOREIGNER CAN ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO ENGINEER TERRENCE
ISMAIL.


PLEASE IM IN A BETTER POSITION THAT WILL BACK THE FUND TRANSFER THROUGH
YOUR NAME AS YOU REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

REPLY BY WRITTING DOWN YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, JOB
TITTLE AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

I PROMISED DISCUSSING THE PERCENTAGE TO GIVE TO YOU AS IT WILL
PLEASE YOU.

IM JUST IN NEED OF GETTING YOU TO JUST ACT THE NEXT OF KIN
TO THE LATE FOR ME.

I WILL SINCERELY BACK YOU UP WITH MY AUTHORITY THAT
WITHIN SOME WEEKS THE FUND WILL GET TO YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE.

RESPOND AS YOU WILL BENEFIT HEAVILY AS THE OWNER OF THE FUND TRANSACTION.

PLEASE A VIBRANT LADY AND WOMAN IS ENTITTLED TO APPLY AS THE NEXT OF
KIN BY GETTING ME THE REQUIRED INFORMATION SONNEST.

REPLY FOR THE WHOLE TRANSACTION TO COMMENCE.

MY DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS IS:light_musa2001@yahoo.com

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

IAM DR.MRS.LIGHT MUSA.

(GENERAL CHATTERED ACCOUNTANT EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK PLC NIGERIA (ETB).


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