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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:

• 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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • johnejifor@myway.com
  • john_ejifor@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john ejifor" <johnejifor@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john_ejifor@myway.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:09:38 +0100
Subject: Awaiting your urgent reply

as late Engineer next of kin
FROM THE DESK OF
MR john ejifor
ACCOUNTING OFFICER
johnejifor@myway.com

I am, Dr john ejifor a consultant to Mr.Roy Presscott, an American-Indian
citizen,who lived here in Nigeria.

On the 27th of oct 2005, he was involved in a plane crash while travelling
from Abuja the Federal Capital of Nigeria to Lagos in the southern part of
Nigeria.All passengers in the flight perished as there was no survival of
the ill fated bellview Airline
flight,unfortunately both the crew members andpassengers lost there lives as
the plane burst into flame.

I contacted you based on trust to assist me in repatriating his money and
property he left behind,before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where his huge deposit was lodged.

Particularly, the deceased has an Amount of $7.5million dollars deposited in
a bank here in Nigeria,after my written notification about the death of the
deceased to the bank( FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.) they have issued me a
notice to provide the next
of kin or have the FUND confiscated within the next 60 days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of this
American/indian all this while,that's why I seek yourconsent to assert you
as the next of kin of the deceased,so that you will claim the fund as the
bonafide approved Next of Kin to the late Mr.Roy Presscott so that this fund
will be released to you from the BANK.I have all the necessary documents
concerning this deposited FUND,which will be given to you in due course of
this transaction.

If you agree the money will be shared in a ratio of 55% for me while 40% for
you and 5% will set aside for any expenses incured during the transfer
process. I
have all necessary documents to back up the facts and claim of the FUND from
the BANK. All I require is your honest co-operation and Sincerity to enable
us seeing that this FUND gets to you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. please if you are willing to
assist me in this transaction,please do send to me the following, full
name,address,telephone and fax numbers so that i will contact you and notify
you on the next steps towards the actualization of this

transaction.PLEASE RE-DIRECT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRIVATE

EMAILBOX(john_ejifor@myway.com
Awaiting your urgent reply
Dr.Mr john ejifor

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