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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 amount 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)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • www.jimmy_brown5@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jimmy brown <www.jimmy_brown5@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:52:51 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Your Urgent reply is needed:----------Mr. Shahelil


From: Mr.Jimmy Brown .
Auditing And Accountung Unit. Foreign Remittance Dept Ecowas bank.
Lome Togo Republic
West Africa

Dear Mr. Shahelil,

Thank to apice of information i got through an international web directory while I was searching for a reliable and trustwordthy person who can not betray me, because I have been praying to my God to direct me to the rightful person to entrust this fund to, although i did not leave any clue as to the reason for my inquiry bearing in mind the confidentiality required in this absolute risk-free business.

I am Mr.Jimmy Brown ,the manager of the treasury department of the Ecowas bank of africa head office in lome -Togo.

Recently we discovered a dormant account with huge amount of money valued US$16,000,000.00(Sixteen Million US Dollars )That belong to one of our numerous customers,who died in a plane crash in on 26 of decemeber 2003.

During the period of our investigations, we discovered that the deceased died along with his family living no will and nobody behind to come for the claim as the next of kin.

The banking law here stipulates that if such money remain unclaimed for six years,it will be forfeited to the central bank treasury as an unclaimed bill.

A togolaise cannot satnd as a next of kin to aforeigner,It is upon this discovery that i and my colleagues in this department deceided to contact you to collaberate with you to pull out this dormant fund.

We have in mind to give you 25% of the total fund for acceptance and subsquent assistance in getting the funds out into your company or personal account.


If this proposal meets your interest,urgently reach me through my e-mail address as www.jimmy_brown5@yahoo.com.au to give you the full details of this transaction and how it is going to work out.

What is required of you is for you to act as the deceased's next of kin as a business partner.

I wait for your urgent reply.
Best regards,
Mr.Jimmy Brown.


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