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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +2348080855945 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: prince onyetuasi <tuasii2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:10:30 +0100
Subject: DEAREST,,URGENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND YOU JUST READ THIS MAIL AND
GET BACK TO ME NOW PLEASE



MR PRINCE ONYETUASI.CITIZEN BANK NIGERIA PLC (NIGERIA BRANCH)65 APAPA STREET APAPA, NIGERIA , EC3V 3NPNIGERIA COUNTRY
Greetings,
I would not have used this medium (Internet) but I chose to reach youthrough it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium ofcommunication. However,this correspondence is un-official and private,and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.I am Mr PRINCE ONYETUASI of CITIZEN BANK NIGERIA PLC (NIGERIA Branch) Iam contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction.The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (CITIZEN BANK NIGERIA PLC) in a recent meeting, Recommended that the account ofJOSEPH ANDREW, who was a huge depositor of my branch, should be declared Dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to NIGERIA Banking and financial law.He died in worldtrade centre as a victims of the september 11,2001 on his deal in USA,because he was in use of Inporting and Exporting goods from USA to NIGERIA.Incident that befall the United State of America,the bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success.MR JOSEPH ANDREW from united state of America (USA) is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum of US$8,200,000. ( Eight Million Two hundred thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar account holder(the brother) nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim this because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me.This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in.I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the relevantdocuments and contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide the ital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.Please include your telephone/fax number/Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction.We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back upthe claims.Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am in position to afix your name as the next of kin.The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fundretrieved successfully without trace even in future. After the transferof the money we shall share the money 50-40-10.that is I will have 50% while you will have 40%, then 10% for any expenses incured.I await your urgent response to this mail.Yours Truly,MR PRINCE ONYETUASI.REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL : onyetuasi01@yahoo.comPhone Number +2348080855945
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