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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • adams_bello2005@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "Adams Bello" <adamsbello@msn.com>
Reply-To: adams_bello2005@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:02:01 +0000
Subject: HAVE A NICE DAY

Dear sir/ma
I am making this contact with you in good faith. I got
your email address from the Foreign Department in our
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office. I am working with
the UNITED BANK OFF AFRICA PLC,Apapa Branch Lagos.
My purpose of writing you is to ask for your
assistance to provide your bank account where we can
successfully secure the sum of $21.5 million
(twenty one million five hundred thousand united states
dollars).
For your information, there is one Japanese business
merchant based here in Nigeria and his name is
Mr.segal kuzito. He was the owner of segal kuzito fisheries
Nig. Ltd, located at No.125 industrial zone, Oshodi
expressway, Isolo here in Lagos now have been taken
over by Government of Nigeria because nobody came for
this company after the death of Mr. segal kuzito
This man died in a plane crash in 2001 together with
his wife here in Nigeria. He was ! banking with my
bank and I m his accounting officer.However, since the
death of Mr.segal kuzito, I have been trying to contact any
of his relative in the city of Osaka, his home country
Japan through his address with me, to let his people
know about his money in our bank but I did not receive
any response.
I later remembered that Mr.segal kuzito came to my
country
out of shame he was receiving from his country because
he was impotent. This secret he revealed to me when he
was alive because I pestered him to introduce his
children to me. Now I have decided to link anybody to
stand as Mr.segal kuzito next of kin in order to claim the
money he deposited here as Fixed Solid Investment
since nobody knew about it.
Government of my country will pay it to Federal
Reserve if I should declare to them about this
fund.Note that there is no risk involved
in this transaction, as I will give you all
information you may need about Mr. segal kuzito and his
banking relationship with my branch to enable you
stand as his next of kin to receive this money in your
account.
This transaction will go through normal banking
process only that you have to stand firm as the next
of kin to Mr. segal kuzito just to claim this money. I will
direct you on how to apply for the claims of this
money.
Please if you are interested and capable to carry out
this deal with me, contact me by emailing me back. I
will require the following information from you for
procession of the fund in your favour.
1. Your private phone and fax number
2. Your account information where this fund will be
paid into.
3. Your home address. I personally need your home
address because I do not know you too well before now
only that I decided to work with you on trust
believing God that you will not cheat on me.
Note that we can conclude this transaction within 2
weeks upon your compliance in applying for the claims
to our Head Office, as I will direct you.
I will give you $4.5million united states
dollars). after we conclude this
transaction. Be duly informed that I will be resigning
from this banking work to come over to your country
after the transfer of this fund to your account. I
will then engage myself in international business
since I will have enough money for any kind of
business after this transaction. You need not to be
afraid because in as much as I would want my
reputation protected, I would also want yours to also
be protected.
PLEASE GET INTOURCH WITH ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE
EMAIL BOX:adams_bello2005@yahoo.co.in
I am waiting for your urgent response.
Best regards,
MR.ADAMS BELLO

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