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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ZENTIH APOLLOS" <azenth1234@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonystb10@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:04:37 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: APOLLOS IKPOBE

FROM THE DESK OF: APOLLOS IKPOBE
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC

My name is Apollos Ikpobe, I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank (ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC)with account number
14-255-2004/ZIB/t who perished in a plane crash Korean Air Flight.
Since the
demise of this client customer, I personally have watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one
has
come to claim his funds of USD$.30 m, [Thirty million United States
dollars] which has been with my branch for a very long time. On this
note,
I decided to seek for a foreigner who I can present as the next of kin
hence no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than twelve Banking years,
after which the money will be call into the bank treasury as unclaimed
funds. In view of this I got your contact from a business contact
enquiry.

I will give you 25% of the total. Upon the receipt of your response, I
will commence on manipulating your information into the file as the
next of kin and I will send you information on how we intend to
actualize
our objective in a legal manner.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch
free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for
fund
transfer can be finalized within five banking days, after your claim is
established as the certified next of kin to the deceased.

When you receive this letter, kindly send me your private Tel/Fax
Numbers for effective communication .
Thanks.

Awaiting your favourable response.
Yours truly,
APOLLOS IKPOBE

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