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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:

• 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.
  • tonyken205@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "tony ken" <tonyken205@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyken205@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:27:59 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY MY FRIEND

DEAR FRIEND ,

MY NAME IS MR.TONY KEN, I WORK WITH THE ISLAND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC AS A
GROUP HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT/ACCOUNTANT.IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY,
I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR
THREE YEARS NOW WITH EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ($8.5M)IN IT. ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVEREDTHAT THE
ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AIRCRASH ACCIDENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO
SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT.SINCE MONDAY JULY,2000,13:22 GMT
14:22 UK IN PLANE
CRASH I AM WRITING YOU 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.

IT IS SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS.OUTSIDE
THIS,THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS
UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND BACK TO THE NIGERIAN 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 EFFECT THE REMITANCE INTO
YOUR
ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

NOTE THAT MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE THE DECEASED HAS THE
SAME NAME WITH YOU.IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO
ASSIST ME. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS
DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND I FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW.

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SWIFT REPLY, FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, I
WILL BE GREATEFUL IF YOU DISCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN
YOUR REPLY. PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PERSONAL EMAIL
ADDRESS:(tonyken205@yahoo.co.in) TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER.

BEST REGARDS,

MR. TONY KEN.

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