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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:

• 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.
  • drcharles_cnb@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. DONALD DUKE" <dr_duke47@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:53:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: OUT TANDING FUND


Compliments,

Permit me to introduce myself, my name is Dr. Duke Donald, I work with CBN Nigeria as the assistant auditor. in the discharge of my duty, I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for three years now with seven million five hundred thousand USDOLLARS( USD7.5M).

I contacted my director and we sent out staff for enquiries and discovered that the account holder died in an accident. I am writing you so that we can work together to remit the money to you as the next of kin because this money belongs to a foreigner and has to be claimed by a foreigner.

I suggest and do hope that you can assist me in getting this fund if not in whole may be install mentally.
What I need from you is your consent authorizing me to proceed with the task of achieving this said goal.

For your input in getting this fund, you shall have 30% of the total fund. If you approve of this arrangement, send across to me immediately an active account number and bank details where this fund can be remitted and your contact details.
Be rest assured that everything is alright.

Thanks,
Dr Duke Donald.
Note: send your response to my private mailing address at ; drcharles_cnb@myway.com
He will make all the necessary documents needed for this transaction ready in your name as soon as you agree to work with us.

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE
This e-mail message from CBN is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message


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