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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)
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • williams_w02@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "williams white" <w_white5@msn.com>
Reply-To: white_c90@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:13:05 +0000
Subject: Reply Asap

Dear Sir,

I am an Accountant with ACB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC (ACB),My name is Mr.
Williams White, a Banker, I am the personal Account Manager to Engr. Peter
J, a National of your country, who used to work with a Multi-national oil
Firm in Nigeria(SummitOil)Here. in after shall be referred to as my client
On December 25, 2002, my client, his wife, and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupants of the
vehicle 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 ACB
INTERNATIONAL PLC (ACB) where the deceased had an account valued ($20million
u s dollars) 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 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($20million US dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can
share the money.60% to me and 40% to you I have all 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.
Please get in touch with me with the below email Address:
williams_w02@yahoo.ca

please include your private phone and fax for easy communication
Best Regard's,
Mr. williams white



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