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

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Gabby" <dr_gabby7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_gabby1@myway.com
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:25:28 -0900
Subject: Allan's next of kin.

Dr. Gabby Leticia.
General Accounts Officer.
Auditing control Unit
Citizens International Bank.
119,Adeola Odeku, V/I. Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:00234-8029021253.

Dear Friend,

I am an accountant with CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK;my name is Dr .Gabby
Leticia Banker. I am the Accounts officer to late Engr. (Allan) a National
of your country, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM
RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client On 30 JAN 2000, my client,
his wife, and their three children were involved in the Kenya airways flight
with registration number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi to destination
Lagos and the all family died in this fatal air crash on 30 JAN 2000 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 these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the CITIZENS
INTERNATIONAL BANK. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($15
Million u s 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 elatives 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 ($15 million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me
Can share the money.50% to me and 50% to you and all expenses will be shared
equal.

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 and me from any breach of the law.

N.B I SINCERELY RECOMMEND YOU SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER WHEN RESPONDING TO
ENABLE ME CALL AND GIVE YOU FURTHER EXPLANATION.

Best regards,
Dr. Gabby Leticia



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