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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.
• 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.
  • danuwagu02@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Daniel=20Uwagu?= <danuwagu02@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: danuwagu01@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:13:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: mail me now


Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: danuwagu02@yahoo.dk

Dear Friend,


I am Mr.Daniel Uwagu, the director in charge of auditing and accounting

section of areputable bank here in Nigeria .

With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that

will be very beneficial to both of us. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money


belonging to a deceased person who died on October 31st 1997 in a auto

crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank since

1996 without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his

family or relation. A close investigation revealed that the deceased has no

existing relation as next of kin.

The said amount is U.S $22.5million, I want you to collaborate with me

to put a claim on this money as the next of kin of the deceased account

holder,I and my colleague will present you as the next of kin.

Meanwhile all arrangements to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased,has been put in place and directives and

needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your

interest and willingness to assist us in this risk free and highly

confidential transaction.

On your reply, we shall discuss the sharing ratio for each party to

this transaction.Please feel free to contact me immediately via email for further directive and clarification on this transaction.

I look forward to a mutually beneficial business relationship with

you.




Best Regards,



- Daniel Uwagu

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