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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dominic salce" <domingo_50@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:54:39 +0000
Subject: Urgent reply

INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC,
39 CREEK ROAD APAPA,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
OFFICE OFTHE HEAD OF OPERATIONS.


DEAR.............................................

I mr dominic Adabayo , a banker to Mr.JOHN EDWARDS, a national of your
country, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in
Nigeria. Here in after, shall be referred to as our customer. On monday, the
27th of January, 2002, our customer, and his entire family, were involved
in the Lagos-Nigeria bomb blast that claimed several lives. Unfortunately
our customer (Mr. JOHN EDWARD)and his entire family lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of
our customer's extended relatives but, this proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank here. His huge deposits were lodged particularly,with our bank:
the "INTERCONTINENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" where the deceased (our customer)
had an account valued at $7.5,000,000.00 USD

As a matter of fact, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for over two (2) years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased , so that the proceeds of
this account valued at $7.5,000,000.00 USD, can be paid to you and then you
and me can share the money. For this, i suggest 10% to you and 90% for me
and my colleagues,

I will procure all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up
any claim we may make. All I require, is your honesty and cooperation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
Note: Reply me through this my official e-mail address
domingo_5001@yahoo.com.Note you are not spending a dine in this transaction
i will take care of all
thenecesarry expenses except if you want to assist .
For more information regarding the Lagos-Nigeria bomb blast, visit this site
below:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/i/africa/2698081.stm


Best Regards,

Dominic Adabayo.
(Head Of Operations Intercontinental Bank Plc)

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