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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • arafatshuagra1@mail2world.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "arafat shua" <arafshuagorver@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: arafatshuagra1@mail2world.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:25:12 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY YOUR MAIL SIR.

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
INLAND BANK LONDON PLC.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL: (arafatshuagra1@mail2world.com)

Attn: Pls,

Taking into considerations that we have not met before,l know this mail
although it's for good motive,may come to you as a surprise. l decided to
contact you for this reason believing that you would be capable to work-out
this deal for the interest of us based on what we have in the file here.

I am Dr,Arafa Shusse,the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of INLAND BANK PLC. in England with due respect and regard. I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction . During our
investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 21 april 2002
in a Autho crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank
without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or
relation before our discovery to this development.Although personally, I
keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole
plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution.

The said amount was us$9M (nine million united states dollars). Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact a foreigner who will act as the
next of kin to the deceased instead of the money going into the federal
government coffers. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.Particularly,the Inland Bank Plc. where the deceased had an account
valued at about 9 million united states dollars has issued a notice for the
next of kin to surface or have the account confisicated within the next ten
official working days.

since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
hence we claim this fund for our own benefits so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $9million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation 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 procure all necessary
Legal documents furnish me with the below information to enable the bank
transfer the fund to your bank account.

(1) Your phone and fax number for easy coverstaion
(2) Your occupation and your age.
Once I hear from you I will tell you the next line of action. Please reply
if you are interested through only in my ALTERNATIVE CONFIDENTIAL email
address: (arafatshuagra1@mail2world.com)
Best Regards,

Dr.Arafa Shusse .

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