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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 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.
  • robin_tom05@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "zenith bank" <robin_tom1@msn.com>
Reply-To: Robin_tom05@myway.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:47:43 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

From: Mr.Robin Tom.
Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc.
Dear Sir / Madam,
With close inquiries made about you ,I believe you
can handle this matter. I humbly seek your assistance in a
matter that needs outmost trust and confidence. I am
Mr.Robin Tom, (MBA,ACIS)and I am the bank manager to
Zennith bank in the federal republic of Nigeria.
There is an account in my bank that has not been
updated in the last nine years and it has the sum of
$100,000,000.00 Us dollar
This money has no beneficiary and severe
investigations show that the account belongs to a foreign
company belonging to Mr.Alan P. Seamann who died a couple of
years ago. Right now, I am willing to give you 30% of the
total sum as your own share if the money is transferred
into your account. The nature o! f your business is not relevant
for the success of this transaction. I have taken all
necessary precautions to make sure that the transaction is
100% risk free and it is believed that this transaction
will be completed within seven working days.
I require you to send me your private email address,
phone and fax number for an easy and well secured
communication. Please you must keep this transaction secret
at all times until you have received the fund in your account.
Please reply back to my private email at (email: robin_tom05@myway.com)

Best Regard
Mr. Robin Tom.

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