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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:

• 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.
  • kelly_brown222@cashette.com

Fraud email example:

From: kelly_brown23@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:04:03 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20KELLY=20BROWN=28TRUST=20VENTURE=29?=

CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS:kelly_brown222@cashette.com

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME .I
AM KELLY BROWN 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 TO PRESURE AM RECEIVING
FROM NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HERE.THE MONEY IS ALREADY IN OVERSEAS WHICH I TRANSFERED
TO ONE OF THE STRONGEST BANK IN EUROPE.THE MONEY IS $20,000,000.00 {TWENTY
MILLIOM USD} BUT THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT WANT ME TO DECLEAR MY
ACCESS AND I HAVE NOT LET ANY ONE KNOW ABOUT THIS MONEY I SENT OUTSIDE THE
COUNTRY FOR A LIFE TIME INVESTMENT.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS, GIVE ME YOUR CONATCT HOME ADDRESS,
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU
WILL HAVE
30% IN CASE OF ANY EXPENSES YOU MAY INCURE DURING THIS TRANSACTION 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 NAY TIME YOU WANT ,OTHER MODALITIES
WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING GIVEN YOU THE
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 AND PHONE OR FAX
FOR SECURITY REASONS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
KELLY BRWON

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
MAIL FROM KELLY BRWON URGENGET RESPOND

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