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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 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)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348055679495 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • tonykuno58@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • tonykuno58@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Kuno" <tonykuno58@msn.com>
Reply-To: tonykuno58@sify.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:31:17 +0000
Subject: Top urgent


Silver & Ebare Chambers
SUITE WW, RACE COURSE
TAFAWA BALEWA SQUARE
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am BARRISTER TONY KUNO, the family lawyer to Late Richard Robinson, a
national of your country, who used to work with shell Development Company in
Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On 25 July 2000, my client alongside his wife and their three children died
in an air crash in an Air France Concorde flight AF4590 with other
passengers on board, at Charles de Gaulle airport.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives for their fund, but this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate a honest and
sincere foreigner over the Internet, 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 Finance
security Company where this huge deposit was lodged.

Particularly, A FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY, where the deceased deposited a
consignment valued $25.5MILLION DOLLARS has issued me a notice as his
personal attorney to provide the next of kin or have the consignment seized
within the next fourteen official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now I seek your consent to present you as NEXT OF KIN of the deceased, since
you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this consignment valued at
$25.5MILLION DOLLARS can be claim by you and then you and I can share the
money by percentage ratio.

1,You will keep 60% for yourself
2, 30% will be deposit in a commercial bank in your country on my behalf as
my on share of the transaction
3,10% will be use to assist the orphanage and for Godly purpose.

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.

Kindly send your complete name, age, Occupation, home address, telephone and
fax number to my private email address tonykuno58@sify.com.

You can call me after you have sent your information +234-805-567-9495 or
+234-1-7231044.

I await your urgent reply,

Best Regards,
Tony A. kuno
Address: #5 Maruwa Garden,
Ikeja Lagos Nig
Office: +234-1-7231044
Mobile: +234-805-567-9495
Email: tonykuno58@sify.com

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