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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • amasanthony6@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?amas=20anthony?= <amasanthony6@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: amasanthony@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 00:56:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY ME


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: amasanthony6@yahoo.com.au

Dear Sir/Madam

Naturally , this letter will come to you as a surprise, since we have not met, permit me however, I am MR AMAS ANTHONY a manager with ORIENT BANK NIG PLC, i am contacting you and soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition below, which will be of mutual benefit to both parties.



A Salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Sanchez, 66 years of age and a very prosperous farmer and a business man made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum of US$7,500,000.= (seven Million Five Hundred Thousand USDollars), he named his wife Mrs. Helga Sanchez as the NEXT OF KIN. Unfortunately, Mr.& Mrs. Ramirez Sanchez were killed in earthquake that rocked El Salvador,killing thousands of people and 1,200 others were declared missing.



The management of this bank deposited the money in the banks deposite safe and made several efforts through the El Salvadorean High Commission in Lagos to contact any of the deceased family relatives, but to no avail. since the bank management was unable to reach any of the deceased family relatives,



the option left for the Bank Management is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the funds on trading and investment in the interest of the Bank. the bank system stipulate that if such money remain with the bank for priod of 4years it will be tranfered into the account of the bank.



In order to avoid this development, since it has so far been impossible to trace any of the deceased family relatives,my colleaque and i now seek your personal assistance to have you stand as a relative to the deceased so that the funds will be released to you and we can use it for our mutual benefit. I hope you do understand my concern in this matter,if you are willing to assit us,you will be compensated adequately with (30%) of the total sum, (65%) will be our share, while (5%) will be set aside to cover any incidental expense made both at home and abroad prior to this transaction.

If you are interested in assisting us with this matter, please, send to me urgently via my email the following details below:



1. Your full name and complete contact address

2. Your Private telephone and fax number (urgent)

3. Your date of birth (Age





Base on this opportunity, Upon receiving the above details from you, we will work out every document/proof presenting you as the deceased BONA-FIDE relative and this will make you eligible to stand as the next of kin of the deceased there by making you eligible to receive the deposited funds.these will be possible within two week of our receiving the above details from you and all we need to do is to put up your name for the management to approve as the next of kin and the bank will effect the transfer of the money into your account. We will meet with you in your country after the fund have been released to you and also to discuss investments potentials and have our share of the money to buy industrial good for resale in my country. May I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free, as we have taken care of all necessary modalities to enable a hitch-free transaction.Kindly ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy and is highly confidential



We look forward to your urgent Response. Cheers and god bless



Best Regards



MR AMAS ANTHONY

- amas anthony

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