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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "peter chioba" <peter_chioba22@msn.com>
Reply-To: businessagender999@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:38:39 +0000
Subject: Ur urgent reply needed

Dear friend,


I am mr. peter chioba an accountant with a bank in lagos. i am the account
officer of one foreign consultant/contractor with shell-development Company
in Nigeria before his death . My client died On the November month 1997
during an oil exploitation and left behind his deposit in our bank
valued at $25.5M. My relationship with him started in 1992.We met in social
club annual end of the year party and I introduced him to my bank where he
opened this numbered time account some few weeks later making me the account
officer to the account.

I am contacting you as a foreigner to assist me in repatriating the money
left behind by our ustomer before it gets confiscated since the bank has
declared the account unserviceable. I therefore seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin to the deceased, Sharing Formula 50% for me and and
45% for you and 5% for sundry expenses.


I have access to all necessary information’s that can be used to back up and
claim it easily . 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.Please indicate
your interest by responding STRICTLY through this email: to discuss further
about this transaction.

Kindly send immediately your Mobile phone/Fax and your receiving
address for urgent attention:

Best regards,
PETER ADAMS
Personal Assitant TO:



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