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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • kerri_chard01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: KERRI CHARD <kerri_chard01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:00:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 9/07/06




DEAR Amarjit Singh,

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME .I AM DR.CHARLES BELLIS I WORK IN THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PACKAGING AND COURIER DEPARTMENT.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON
THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE CENTRAL BANK
WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU .

I WANT YOU TO HELP ME AND MAKE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY DUE PRESSURE
AM RECEIVING FROM NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HERE ALREADY IN OVERSEAS WHICH I TRANSFERED TO GREECE NATIOANL BANK IN
ATHENS THROUGH OUR CBN THE MONEY IS $10,000,000.00 {TEN MILLIOM USD} BUT THE THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT WANT ME TO DECLEAR MY
ACCESS AND I HAVE NOT LET ANY ONE KNOW ABOUT THIS
MONEY I SENT OUT SIDE THE COUNTRY FOR A LIFE TIME INVESTMENT.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS GIVE ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX
AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME .

MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY.

IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU ,YOU CAN CALL E-MAIL ME AT IT FOR SECURITY REASONS OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GETBACK TO ME INCLUDING GIEN YOU CONTACT OF THE BANK SO THAT YOU STAND AS THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY SO I WILL GIVE YOU ALL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. .

NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH E-MAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.KERRI CHARD

IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU WILL ASSIST
ME IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS FURTHER IN THIS REGARD NOW.
OLEASE RELPY TO ME ON THIS MAIL ADDRESS:kerri_chard01@yahoo.com


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