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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN EZEEH" <john_ezeeh1@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_ezzeh@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:33:14 +0000
Subject: agreement

Dear
I am JOHN EZEH a solicitor at law. I am the
Personal Attorney to Mr. Mark jain a National of
your Country,who has lived in Nigeria for the past
twenty years, and whom herein after shall be referred
to as my client.In April 2002, my client, was involved
in a fatal caraccident . All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives, my client was one of
them.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most
especially,the money left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Chartered Investment Trust Bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about 10
million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the
Next of kin, or have the account confiscated.
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 10 million
dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin,
and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed
percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim
as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided. 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, to
enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Best regards,
JOHN EZEH(ESQ)

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