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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • williams_7222@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Chief=20Anthony=20Williams?= <williams_7222@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: anthony_w1010@yahoo.com.au
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:01:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: williams_7222@yahoo.com.au

Dear Sir/Madam,



My name is Chief Anthony Williams. I am a lawyer and the personal attorney to MR. MORRIS THOMPSON, an American citizen from the state of Alaska. Thompson was a Category "A" contractor to the Nigerian government before he died together with his wife and their only daughter aboard Alaska Airline flight number 261, on 31st of January, 2000.



The Federal government here is ready to release the sum of Twenty Two Million United States Dollars, which is the payment for the last contract, he did for INEC before his death in 2000. The contract payment is ready but nobody is to receive the payment because he has Next-of-Kin in his file at the INEC, hence I have been asked as his attorney to provide the Next of Kin for the claim of this money within the next 14 official working days. Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating my late client's relatives, I seek your consent therefore to present you as (an Appointed) Next of Kin, so that this contract payment would be released to you and then, you and I can share it at the rate of 50/50. I must let you know that your name and place of residence does not matter in this process. I also want you to understand that we will not be doing bad to humanity by claiming the payment because if we do not claim it, the government will retain it as nobody is to receive the funds as Thompson's next-of-kin.



If you are interested in this offer, kindly indicate by sending the following information to me for immediate submission of claim application to the INEC in your favor. The information I want from you are: (1) your full name. (2) Your full address. (3) Your age & occupation. (4) Your private telephone and fax numbers. Let me hear from you.



Best regards,

Chief Anthony Williams.

- Chief Anthony Williams

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