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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• 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.
  • julia_sadoh@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Julia Sadoh Huth" <juliasadoh118@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: julia_sadoh@excite.com
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:25:23 +0000
Subject: GET BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE

FROM THE DESK OF: MRS. JULIA SADOH
ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DIAMOND BANK PLC
PLOT 1261, ADEOLA HOPEWELL STREET,
P.O.BOX 70381, VICTORIA ISLAND,
ABUJA
BANK TEL: 234-01-436275
BANK E-mail: remittancedept@diamondnigeriaplc.com
6TH AUGUST, 2007

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS MRS. JULIA SADOH. I WORK WITH DIAMOND BANK PLC AS THE ASSISTANT
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I
STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR THREE
YEARS NOW WITH FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15.5M) IN IT.
ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN IRAQ
DISASTER WITH ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY. THE QUESTION IS, "WHO WILL BE
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY? ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS TO
STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER'S FUND SO THAT THIS FUNDS CAN
BE TRANSFERED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

On further investigation, I found out that:-

a) He has no other living declared relative
b) He had died intestate (without making a will)
c) He was into Real Estate Venture (Realtor)

Accordingly, all attempts to trace a next of kin have been fruitless.

I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR CONSENT SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THIS
AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR
HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER. All DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS
FUND Will BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT, AS I WILL PROVIDE HIS FULL BIO-DATA AS WE
PROCEED ON THIS TRANSACTION TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANKING LAWS AND
GUILDLINES HENCE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT FOR I AM ASSURING YOU A
100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION.

IT IS SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS. SINCE IT WILL
BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSACTION. OUTSIDE THIS, THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL
CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND IT BACK TO THE
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT. IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO AFFECT THE
REMITTANCE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. ALSO INCLUDE YOUR FULL
NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.

TILL I READ FROM YOU.

REGARDS,

MRS. JULIA SADOH
ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DIAMOND BANK PLC
REPLY TO:. julia_sadoh@excite.com

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