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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:
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348084840666 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • david_maxwell556@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david_maxwell@microcamp.com.br
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:41:19 -0300
Subject: I AM VERY GLAD I FOUND YOU




IN RESPECT AND REGARDS!!! I AM VERY GLAD I FOUND YOU Mr. David
MaxwellBranch Accountant,Nigeria international Bank PlcLagos Nigeria,Email:
(david_maxwell556@myway.com)Attention Mr/Mrs





Why NIGERIA'S PLANES CRASHNigeria has faced numerous airline crashes arising
from poorly maintained equipment, overworked and lean flightHello and how are
you doing today friend? I just hope all is well with you and hope this email
meets you and your family in a good perfect condition.With all pleasure i
present this to you, for this is legitimately legal and straight forward with
your trust needed to abide to it confidentiallyI am an Accountant with NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. (N.I.B) My name is Mr. David Maxwella Banker I am the
personal Account Manager to Engineer Williams of your country, who used to
work with shell Development Company inNigeria. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client On 4th may 2002, my client,his wife, and their three
children were involved in a plane crash Kano,northern Nigeria, kano
state,en-route Abuja (The Capital City).All occupants of the plane member
where lost their lives.Unfortunately on this same flight were other
dignitaries like the Nigerian Sports Minister and a host of others. The
following websites could be
referenced:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm





http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.htmlhttp://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/05/06/stories/2002050600451500.htmhttp://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htmSince
then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
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 contacted you. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property  left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by thebank where
these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL BANK
PLC (N.I.B).Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($ 84 Million
USDollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin.Or have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 to 3 years now, I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have
the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($ 84
Million USDollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the
money.40%to me and 55% to you. 5% will set aside for defrayal of any expenses
that may be incurred locally and internationally in course of the transfer.An
attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. further more, i
will also like to get your personally information?s in full for urgent
contacts of guide lines to be pass across to you by me from my bank when
needed just like I have done, as this will help us come successfully in this
transaction.1, Full Name: Mr. David Maxwell2, Telephone Number: code of dial
(+234 8084840666) 3, Occupation: Account Manager4, Age: 565, Present Home
Address: 772 mary land west dock Lagos NigeriaEmail:
(david_maxwell556@myway.com)have a nice day.Yours SincerelyMr. David Maxwell


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