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

Fraud email example:

From: "BRIGHT MARTINS" <bright_martins@msn.com>
Reply-To: mar_45_bright@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:18:44 +0000
Subject: FROM BRIGHT

Hello Dear,

l write this letter to you with interest for a business contact. l am
Brigh
Martins the manager of Bill and Exchange Dept of AfriBank Nigeria P.L.C
Abuja Annex. l am contacting you in regards to a transfer of about
$12.8
million which l wish to invest my share in your country under your
supervision. The fund in question is safely deposited in an ESCROW
account
with our department by a foreigner.
This account came up in the lst quarter bank Auditing evaluation as
an
old account operated by a foreigner who died amongst passengers in an
aircarft on 6th November 1996 and as a result, his account remained
dormant
without the knwoledge of his family. The deceased is Mr John Fredinkis
who
was one of the directors of Monier Construction Company (M .C.C) . He
Was a
Hungraian. This dormant account annual broguht forward in the yearly
auditing on/exercise as the Auditors have decided that in the year
2005/2006
Audit that the account will be deleted and the fund confiscated to the
Government Treasury. I therefore seek your consent to present you as
next of
kin to the deceased so that the fund will be transferred to you and
shared
amongst us on a ratio to be agreed upon your response. Get back to me
and
indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. This
transacton
shall be executed legitimately and I assure

you of 100% risk free.

Best Regards.
Brigh Martins

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