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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR JOHN NNAMDI" <mrjohnnnamdi@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: mrjonnnamdi11@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:59:00 -0700
Subject: FROM JOHN NNAMDI


FROM JOHN NNAMDI
14 GLOVER, ROAD,
IKOYI,LAGOS

ATTN:SIR,

Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail fails to meet your
professional and moral Ethics,as we have not met before.Because of the evil
doings of people of the world today,which has brought fear and made alot of
people not to engage in geniune business ventures.

I am a Banker; my name is MR JOHN NNMAMDI, an accountant, i am the accounts
Manager to a late Engineer, a white foreigner whom I know very well, He was
a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS. On 10,Dec 2005 my customer/client,his wife, and his only son were
involved in a SOSOLISO AIRLINE CRASH.My client and his family all died in
that fatal air crash,Since then,I have made several inquiries to locate any
of my Clients extended Relatives,but this has Proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace a good and
reliable Person over the Internet, that can help me in repatriating this
fund left behind in our Bank.

I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my
Customer/client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where these huge deposit was lodged, particularly this Bank that I am
presently working, Where the deceased had an account Valued at TWENTY
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,(USD$20,500,000),The Bank has issued
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a
shot period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my client,I now
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS (USD$20,500,000) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share
the money accordingly to a ratio we will both agree on.

I have arranged everything and you will not engage in anything that is
illegal.I have made arrangements with a good Attorney to assist us.He will
present himself to the Bank and notarize all the necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up the inheritance claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
business through. Please if you have the capacity to carry out this
business,respond to this email immediately,and I will forward to you the
full and detailed information of my myself to enable us commence
business.immediately.

Expecting your Urgent response.

REGARDS,
MR JOHN NNMAMDI

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