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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • mackayscott@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "james ibe" <jamesibe@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:38:48 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT MESSAGE!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Complement of the season it is a very great plesure for me to send you this
mail And i will like to introduce my self i am Mr.Mr.James Ibe, i work with
Trans Credit Union Inc., as the personal accountant to Mrs. Maria Smith from
your country who died in an auto crash accident with is family leaving the
sum of nine(19)million us$ in a code account section in the bank department.

It has been a long time since nobody came to claim the money. The bank
department ask me to produce a next of kin that we claim the
money.That is the reason i send you this mail. for you to assit me in
claiming the money.

There is no risk in invove in cliaming of the money %100 free from risk.

And as the personal accountant i have all the money code which Mrs Maria
left behind such as the money code T.C.U.654187650000
file numbers 7614229877000
access code 765439870000

Please if you are intersted kindly mail the bank as the next of kin to Mrs
Maria with those code numbers which i have giving to you. and send the bank
your information such as

1.Name:.....................................................
2.CountryName:..........................................
3.Home address:.........................................
4.Phone numbers:........................................
5.E-mail address:..........................................
6.Fax numbers:............................................

send your contact information as the next of kin. and mail me strictly on
my alternative email: (mackayscott@sify.com)

I am waiting to here from you.
Thank you
Mr.James Ibe


And i we tell you what to do as the next of kin remmber no risk invove in
the tranfer of the 19million$ i am a very honest person and also i need
honest person that can help me claim the money.%40 from the total money.That
is the money i am giving to you.






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