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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:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • odavs60@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "onyema daviodson" <onyemadavidson69@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:18:23 +0000
Subject: Engr.Peter Walter

FROM:Onyema Davidson.
Chief Accountant / Auditor
First Bank Nigeria Plc,
Lagos,Nigeria.West Africa.
Tel:234 803 8600523
Email Address: odavs60@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

I am Sir.Onyema Davidson(KSJ),(Chief Accountant /Auditor ) with First Bank
of Nigeria Plc .And also the Account Officer in charge of Engr.Peter
Walter's account, a national of your country, who use to work with a
Multi-National oil firm in Nigeria.Hereinafter shall be referred to as my
customer , who died in THAILAND while on holidays during the TSUNAMI
DISASTER of 26th December 2004.
Now First Bank of Nigeria Plc where the deceased had an account valued at
about ($9.3 Million US Dollars) have mandated me to provide the next of kin
or have the account confiscated within the next 45 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 6 months
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 ($9.3 Million US Dollars) can
be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.

It behooves on you to suggest the pecentage you will be given for your
assistance. All I require is your honest 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. If this
proposal interest you, please reply me immediately.please include your
private phone number for voice contact and fax number so i can provide you
with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.

Awaiting your urgent reply,
Best regards,
Sir.Onyema Davidson(KSJ)

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