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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • eke_williams@ummah.org
  • eke_williams@ummah.org
  • eke_williams@ummah.org
  • eke_williams@ummah.org

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Eke" <williams_eke54@msn.com>
Reply-To: eke54@ummah.org
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:43:20 +0000
Subject: From Mr. Williams Eke

From Mr. Williams Eke
Eke Financial Consultant Ltd
eke_williams@ummah.org

My Good friend,

I am Mr. Williams Eke  the Personal Financial/Business Consultant to Late Dr. Charles Walter. An Oil Merchant a foreigner who lived in West Africa and died without any WILL His bank contacted us to assist in locate any of my clients relatives or next of kin in regards to his deposit of $17M.

After thorough inquiries and crosschecking, I know that he had no wife or children that are known only to his lawyer and me. His Bank wants if his lawyer or I can provide them his relatives, Next of Kin or have the account confiscated in a shot time we wish to secure some economic arrangement by way of soliciting for a trusted foreigner like you to put immediate claims to this dormant account. So that the fund will be released and paid into your Bank account as the beneficiary with our position all documents and proofs to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out through his Lawyer.

I assuring you that this business is 100% risk free involvement, we and I will share the money. The sharing ratio will be 65% to us for investment purpose under your care and 30% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

Note this information known only to you. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of receipt and acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary step to follow in regards of this deposit in question. Get in touch with me immediately kindly signify you interest by replying via my personal e-mail address eke_williams@ummah.org is very important you respond.

Best regards,

Mr. Williams Eke
(Eke Financial Consultant Ltd)
eke_williams@ummah.org

From Mr. Williams Eke, kindly responses to me as ( eke_williams@ummah.org )

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