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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mrvictormfon@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MFON VICTOR" <mfon_victor11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:44:15 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR VICTOR MFON

FROM THE DESK OF MR VICTOR MFON
CHARTERED BANK PLC


Dear




I am Mr.Mfon Victor, Company Secretary & Legal Adviser in charge Of Bills
and Foreign Exchange Remittance Department of Chartered Bank Limited. We
are conducting a standard process to upgrade our firm to the world Standard
banking system




I discovered an unclaimed sum of $18.5Million (eighteen million five
hundred thousand dollars) in an account belonging to my foreign client who
was a customer to my bank, Mr Anderson who passed away years back.The
international banking Conglomerate made frantic efforts to locate either of
his relation but the result was none..



I therefore want to present you as Mr Anderson; Next of Kin or Successor
over his deposit with our firm.Since I am his accounting officer I contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by this
client before they get confisticated by the federal Government after being
declared unserviceable




As his Accounting officer before his death, I was given the mandate to
present to the bank, his next of kin or any member of his family. I know
well you are not his relative but assist in repatriating or move this money
out from our bank before they get confisticated by the federal Government
after being declared unserviceable



So please, as a matter of urgency send to me your telephone and fax numbers
and your contact information for effective communication. I will do my best
to see that we conclude this transaction successfully on time. Please if you
are interested send me an immediate mail so that I can explain the details
to you to understand
everything about this business.



NOTE; [IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION
PLEASE DO TELL ME.I'M NOT KIDDING]

I am awaiting your urgent response.


Regards,

Mr. Victor Mfon


Please reply to my private email: mrvictormfon@sify.com

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