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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 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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • k_marshallharry@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kenneth Marshall Harry <k_marshallharry@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:45:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Can you help me.


Good Day,

With due respect, please pardon me for contacting you.This is a genuine matter of utmost importance and immense mutual benefit which must be kept highly confidential. It is with genuine interest and trust that I have contacted you. I am Mr. M. Kenneth Harry Junior, Son of the late Dr. Marshall Harry.

My father was murdered by his political party opponent of the ruling government “People’s Democratic Party” (PDP) His death occurred on 5th March 2003,in Abuja FCT Nigeria, after a meeting with the party top officials. When he was alive he was an oil merchant and also “A member of the board of trustee of (All Nigerians Peoples Party Bihar’s ANPP”. He deposited a large amount of money in portfolio as a diplomatic consignment worth of $ 6 million US dollars in Security Company/Financial Institution, the said fund was budgeted for the 2003 general elections before he was suddenly murdered.

My problem now, is that myself been the first amongst three children my mother gave birth to and our stepmother who want to kill us because of this money. In fact she is after our life now and also doing her best to get this money. Please I want you to assist to secure a foreign account where I will lodge this fund into without any delay.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Having gone through a methodical search about you, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting also will like us to become business partners as I will wish you help invest my money in your country. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I shall forward to you more information as how this transaction will be executed. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

On your reply indicate your telephone number for our oral discussion.Also I have agreed with my younger ones to offer you 30% of the total fund if only you can assist me do this. All correspondence should come through my private email: k_marshallharry@yahoo.com

Thanks in anticipation of a favorable response.

Regards,

Kenneth M. Harry Jnr.
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