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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, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "SOLOMON DUKE" <solomon_duke62@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:44:16 +0000
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN

Dear Friend ,

I am an Accountant with CITIZENS BANK(CB),My name is mr Solomon Duke I am
the personal Account Manager to Late Engr.HENSLEY ,who is a citizen of your
country who used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria.
NNPC (NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPANY) Here in after shall be referred to
as my client On January 27, 2002, my client, his wife, and their three
children were involved in the Ikeja accident disaster which occured in Lagos
Nigeria.

All occupants of the area unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have
made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet,
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted
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 deposits were lodged, particularly the CITIZENS BANK PLC.
Where the deceased had an account Valued at about $14,000,000,00(FOURTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $14,000,000,00(FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS) can be paid to you and
then you and me Can share the money.55% to me and 40% to you why 5% mapped
out for expences that might be incurred by both parties in the cause of this
transaction. An attorney will be contracted to help revalidated and notarize
all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you. from any breach of the law.

Best regards,


Mr Solomon Duke.



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