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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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 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.
  • kenezechambers2004@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kenneth Eze <kenezechambers2004@yahoo.se>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 06:32:36 +0200
Subject: Good evenig my Gooding,


Complement of the season

I am Mr. Kenneth Eze a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to a late foreign expatriate Late Mr. Mark Smith who hails from your country.

I wish to bring to you a business proposition, which is confidential by nature, and I seek your consent for understanding and acceptance of this proposal for the mutual benefit that it holds in stock for both of us. On the 24th of October, 2005 it was reported to us that my Client, was involved in a Local Plane Crash at Lagos State, en route Abuja The Capital City. All occupants of the Plane lost their lives, unfortunately on this same flight were other foreigners, democrats professionals and a host of presidential aides. The following web sites could be referenced:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4368516.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4374640.stm

My client deposited the sum of Ten Million US dollars ($10m) in
consignment with the Bond Trust Finance and Security Company (BTFSC) here in Nigeria for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave, but he died before achieving that. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this proved unsuccessful. I therefore contacted an Internet programmer with the international chamber of commerce to help me in locating any person with the same last name as my client, hence my contacting you. My reason for contacted you is to assist me in claiming/clearing the estate of my late client from the finance house where he deposited it before his untimely death.

The Bond Trust Finance and Security Company (BTFSC) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to my client to claim the estate or have it confiscated within the next 14 official working day since the holding agreement of the estate expired in December 2006. I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with him so that the proceed of the consignment he deposited which contain the sum of ten million US million dollars (USD$10) can be transferred to you as the beneficiary and his next of kin.

Albeit the fact that you may actually not be his relation, I am in the
position of providing every legal requirement for the successful transfer of the estate to you without any hitch since Mark didn't leave any WILL before he died. I have already made inquiries through an insider in the bank. All I'm demanding from you is honesty and co-operations to enable us achieve this goal. If you are interested in this transaction, kindly reply through my private email address (kenezechambers2004@yahoo.se) and indicate your interest so that I will let you know the next steps we have to take.

As soon as I hear from you, we {you and I} would discuss the modalities of sharing the money {$10M USD}, meanwhile I would like to know your opinion about the sharing.

Thanks
With Friendly Regards.
Mr.kenneth Eze

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