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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • steveeke@patmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eke Steve" <steveeke@clubnnpc.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:26:57 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED.

Dear Friend,

Firstly,i must solicite your confidence in this transaction.I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprenhensive,but be assured
that at the end all concerned would smile.I decided to contact you due to
the urgency of this transaction.Let me introduce myself.I am Mr. Steve Eke
Managing Director Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.I got your contact via my private
search and dicided to ask for your personal involvement because of the
volume of your business.

THE PROPOSITION: A Foreigner,Late Mr Peter Creek an Expertriate engineer,who
is involved in oil merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria,until His death over two years ago in a ghastly car accident,banked
with us here and a closing balance as at the end of March,2002 of USD 28.2
Million(twenty eight million,two hundred thousand dollars)equivalent in the
local currency,which the bank now expects a next of kin to claim as
beneficiary.

All efforts by bank to contact any of his relatives proved unseccesful. As a
result of this the Board of Directors are about to place the
as"UNCLAIMAMBLE"and it has been decided that this fund will be withdrawn
from our Bank here into the Central Bank as access. In order to prevent
this,some of my colleagues and i now seek your assistance to have you stand
in as the beneficiary's next of kin.

All documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully worked out on
your names and please note that This Proposal is 100% risk free on your
side. We have agreed that 30% of the total fund when remitted would be your
share. Again take note that up to 10% of would stand as incidental
expenses,The remaining 60% would be our share,more details would follow with
time.

If this proposal is acceptable to you ,kindly contact me through my private
E-mail steveeke@patmail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Steve Eke.(GTB)

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