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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  • johnnaduka@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john maduka <john015maduka@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:15:26 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend




Dear Friend,

I Am Mr John Maduka An Accountant In Nat West Bank Plc Of Africa Nigeria, I am contacting you with respect to a portfolio amounting $20.5M( twenity million five hundred thousand dollar)deposit by a London (UK) Oil Company(AFREN PLC) By Name Mr Smith William who is Also one of the contractor with Shell Oil Company here in nigeria, who died along with his family in crash at Birmingham Airport on Jan 2002, the reason for contacting you was due to transfer this fund into your account.

As a Christian I have decided that instead of loosing the whole money to the bank, I will rather donate the money to any charitable organisation in your country such as homeless and motherless homes, for Pets up bringing and some other related organisation.

SHARE
For providing the account where we shall remit the money into, you will beentitled to 20% of the money,70% will be for me while 10% has been mapped out from the total sum to cover any expenses that may be incurred by us during the course of this transfer,both locally and international expenses.

This transaction need an Urgent and Seriousness, if you are willing for the Assistment to provide an account, i will present you as the next of kin to late mr smith william and also since there is no one to cliam as the next of kin the money was transfer in a ESCROW/Offshore Account In Europe.

If you are intrerested,kindly send your name,mobile,and fax number immediately via my private email address below for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal as time is of the essence of the business.I await your urgent responds, Thanks Mr john maduka
Email:johnnaduka@yahoo.com
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