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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: "lovita james" <lovita_james@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:44:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME


FROM MRS.LOVITA JAMES.
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA(UBA)
PLOT 1662, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND P.M.B, 12859,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
HELLO DEAR,

I AM A BRANCH MANAGER WITH UNITED BANK OF AFRICA, MY NAME IS MRS.LOVITA JAMES,A BANKER,I AM THE PERSONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER TO ENGINEER REIJO SAUNAMAKI ,WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA.ON APRIL 21, 2003 LATE ENG.JAMES HENRIQUE,AND HIS WIFE, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS WAY.ALL IN THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES,THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTRACTED YOU. I HAVE CONTRACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND,BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED, PARTICULARLY THE UNITED BANK OF AFRICA(UBA). WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT ($5.5 MILLION U S DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN. OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.
ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS HONEST,CO-OPERATION 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.DO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR RESPONSE TO MY MAIL, HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU
SOONEST.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS.LOVITA JAMES.


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