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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Lanre Akpata <lanreakpata2@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 01:46:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVITATION TO ACT AS NEXT OF KIN.


Dear Sir/Ma.

I write this letter in confidence, believing that it will reach you in high spirit and I believe you will maintain the level of confidence and trust that matters in a transaction of this nature. Before proceeding, I wish to introduce myself.

I am Mr Lanre Akpata personal account to late MR MARK CHAPMAN. I would appreciate yourassistance. The Proposal: A Citizen of your country, Late MR MARK CHAPMAN, an oil merchant and contractor .who On the 31st of October 1999, was involved in a ghastly auto accident along Shagamu Express Road,unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost theirlives.

He operated a domiciliary account with union bank plc and had a closing balance as at the end of September 2004 amounting to $5,000000 five million United States Dollars since his death,the bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary,but since there has been none,the Bank now wants to use the funds to sponsor wars in waring African countries.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late MR MARK CHAPMAN next of kin, since he was never married until the accident, that i am contacting you.I have succeeded in putting everything together and the bank has finally come to agree with me that he has a next of kin/beneficiary who does not bear his name.

If you agree to stand as his next of kin,i can arrange all the necessary document and proves that you the rightful beneficiary to the funds.

I have secured from a High Court an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceasedbeneficiary. I am assuring you that this transaction is risk free.
Once the fund is moved to your nominated account, you will be entitle to 40%. while the restwill be for me . If you are interested i would like you to give me the following information.

Name.................................
Occupation...........................
Phone number.........................
Sex..................................
Age..................................

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Lanre Akpata.


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