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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:
  • "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)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • jamessarumi27@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james sarumi <jamessarumi27@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jsarumi123@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:41:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY ME SOON


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jamessarumi27@yahoo.com

DEAREST,


MY NAME IS Dr JAMES SARUMI.

SENIOR AIDE TO THE DIRECTOR REMITANCE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERSI AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK, WHO GAVE HIS NAME AND ADDRES AS(Mr WILLIAM BARNES OF AMERICA), WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999 [WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE WEBSITE BELOW

:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.

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SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF Mr WILLIE BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCH WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM FUNDS OF USD15MILLION,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]WHICH THE LATE Mr WILLIAM BARNES DEPOSITED WITH US BEFORE THE OCCURANCE OF THIS REGRETABLE ACCIDENT


ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN.AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS. THE BANKING REGULATION HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR MORE THAN EIGHT (8)YEARS.AFTER EIGHT(8) YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.


IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONEDBY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOTSTAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER



I AGREED THAT 30% OF THISMONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING ANACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURREDIN THE PROCESSOF EFFECTING THE TRANSFER,10%PERCENT WILL BE DONATED TOANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OF OUR CHOICE IN NIGERIA.THE REST WILL BEFOR ME.THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AMALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.


UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL

SEND YOUBY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILLSEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.IWILL NOTFAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THATYOU SHOULDNOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HASBEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.


PLEASE REPLY TO MY

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

REGARDS,

JAMES SARUMI.

- james sarumi

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