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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "anthonymomoh2006" <anthonymomoh2006@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:06:43 -0600
Subject: NEXT OF KIN


Dear Sir/Madam,
I am prince Anthony momoh. from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch.I
got your contact through.the internet I have urgent and very confidential
business proposal for you. On January 7, 1999, an America Oil
consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,Mr.
Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars)in my branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,wesent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employers,the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles Ballassi died in the plane crash of
31
October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers aboaed as you can
confirm it yourself via the website below:
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
on further investigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL,
and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made
further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare any
next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank
deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum ofUS$9,700,000.00 is still in my
bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the pricipal sum at the end of
eachyear. No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian
law, at the expiration of (Six)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 as a foreigner to stand
as
the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit of this old
man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and
address so that the Attorney will preparethe necessary documents and
affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ
the service of two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the WILL
and obtain the ecessary documents and letter of probate/administration in
your favour for the transfer.Any bank account in any part of the world
which
you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as
the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for
us
to share in ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all,
the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of ths
transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately via the
private
email address below,upon your responce,i shall provide you with more
details
and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please
observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require your
assitance to invest my share in your country. Please upon the reciept of
this mail message, send to me the following to enable start the process of
the fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name and address
2. Your Bank Name and Address
3.Your account Number and Account Beneficiary Name
4. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:

Thanks and regards
Prince,Anthony momoh.
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC.

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