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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "olu ade" <olu_ade007_007@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:27:02 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend ,
I am Olu Ade,I am the personal accountant to Engr.Arthur Papadopoulos,a
foriegn National who use to work with Shell development Company in Nigeria.
Herein
after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident
along Sagamu express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several enquires to your embassy to
locate any of my client's extended relatives,this has also proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member
of his family, hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit is
lodged. Particularly, the UNION TRUST BANK PLC, where the deceased had
an account valued at about 11.5 Million U.S Dollars The Bank has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the
next fourteen official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin so that we can share the money.55% for me and 40% for you,
while 5% will be used to offset all the expenses incurred in the course of
this transaction including tax.Therefore,if you are interested to execute
this deal with me, kindly forward to me your private telephone/fax numbers
to enable me submit them to the bank where my late client deposited his
money. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with
me via my or my private email:olu_ade007_007@msn.com
I anticipate your
urgent response!
Best regard,
Olu Ade

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