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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • francis_okoye05@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis Okoye" <francisokoye02@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:11:48 +0000
Subject: FROM FRANCIS==[GET BACK TO ME]

I AM MR.FRANCIS OKOYE,
SUITE 2044 OMEGA,APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
I AM MR.FRANCIS OKOYE,
SUITE 2044 OMEGA,APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Madam,


I am an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC(STB) My name is
Francis Okoye a Banker, I am the personal Account Manager to Engineer Steve
Moore, a National of your country, who used to work with Summit Oil
company in Nigeria.Here in after shall be refered to as my client On
April 21, 2000, my client,was involved in a car accident along Sagamu
express way All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their ives.
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 are declared
unserviceble by the STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an
account Valued at about ($18 MillionUS 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 answered the same name, so that the proceeds of this
account valued at ($18Million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then
you and me Can share the money.60% to me, 30% to you. The remaining 10%
will be used for all expensice that we may incure.An attorney will be
contracted to help us revalidate 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 transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.If you are intrested do
Contact me through my Alternative e-mail
address:(francis_okoye05@yahoo.es)
YOUR FULL
NAME................................................................................

YOUR
ADDRESS..............................................................................

AGE:.....................................................................................

STATE/COUNTRY...............................................................................

TEL/FAX
NUMBERS...........................................................................

COMPANY
NAME....................................................................................

OCCUPATION.................................................................................

Get back to me if you are intrested
Best Regards,

Francis Okoye.

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