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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson martins" <mjhmartins13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonmartins@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:37:33 +0200
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal.

Urgent Business Proposal.

I am Mr Martin Johnson, the Bank Manager of Eco Merchant Bank
Plc, Enugu branch. I have a business proposal for you.
On July 9, 2004, an American Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. WALTER ANDREWS made a numbered time
(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$92,500,000.00
(Ninety Two million, Five hundred thausand Dollars) in my branch upon
maturity. I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that
Mr.WALTER ANDREWS died from an automobile accident last year.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. WALTER ANDREWS did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum
of US$92,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. According to
Nigerian law, at the expiration of 5(five) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to
stand in, as the next of kin to Mr.WALTER ANDREWS, This is simple, I will
like you to provide immediately your full name and address, so that the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put
you in place as the next of kin to MR.WALTER ANDREWS. The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for
you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.

Regards,

Mr.Johnson.

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