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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • tonikragger001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?tony=20kragger?= <tonikragger001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: tony_kragger001@sify.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:38:38 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Partner Wanted


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: tonikragger001@yahoo.co.uk

From Mr. Tony Kragger

First City Bank.

Lagos-Nigeria



Dear Friend,



Iam an accountant with First City Bank Plc;my name is Mr Tony Kragger, a

Banker. I am the Accounts Manager to ENGINEER (Barry Michael),a National of

your country,who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM

RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.



On January 30, 2000, my client, his wife, and three children were

involved in the Kenya airways flightwith registration number 5Y-BEN which

departed from Nairobi to destination Lagos and they all family died in

this fatal air crash On January 30,Since then I have made several

inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this

has also proved unsuccessful.



After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last

name over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I

contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money

andproperty left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared

unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,

particularly the First City Bank PLC.

Where the deceased had an account Valued at($10.5 million U.S Dollars)

has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account

confiscated within the next ten official working days.



Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2

years now, I seek your consent topresent you as the next of kin of the

deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this

account valued at ($10.5 million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then

you and me Can share themoney.45% to me and 45% to you and 5% for any

charity organization in your country. While 5% for unforeseen

bottlenecks we might incur in this transaction an attorney will be contracted to

help us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents that

can beused to back up any claim we may make.

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 and me from any breach of the law.


Yours Truly,



Mr. Tony Kragger




- tony kragger

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