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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)
• 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.
  • johnanagoe@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "johnanago" <johnanago@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:41:28 -0600
Subject: NICE TO MEET YOU


Atten;Sir/Ma,
I am John Anago,
the Personal account officer to a foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11=th
of September 2001,
my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer Steve Moore,
an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government
of Nigeria,until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist
attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los
Angelos,California,crashedinto the North Tower of the World Trade Centre
with 86 people on board.
All occupants of the Aeroplane
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then Ihave made severalinquiries to
Several Embassies to locate anyofmy clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful.After theseseveral unsuccessful attempts, I deci=ded
to trace his relatives over theInternet, to locate any member of his fami=ly
but of no avail.
Then I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable=by
the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,
the Bank where
the deceased had an account valued at about US$25.5 Million has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be
transferred or have the account confiscated within the next twenty
one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$25.5
Millioncan
be paid to you and then you and I can share this money.60%to me and 30%
you,while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may requir
All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favour
1, Your full Name
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy
communicating for each others I await your kind response,Please if
you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me,
due reply
immediately And note that the nature of this deal needs a
very top secrecy.
please kindly reply through this email address [ johnanagoe@myway.com ]
for security reason.
Best Regards,
Mr John Anago,

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