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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)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • maria_stevens101@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "maria stevens" <maria_stevens101@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:34:13 +0000
Subject: Re: very important!!!


if you do not have such relative,the bank is only awaiting to see you, in
other for them to make release to you personally where by you are having the
same sur name.
regards


>From: "Pastor Robert Ised" <pastorised@googlemail.com>
>To: "maria stevens" <maria_stevens101@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: very important!!!
>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:24:58 +0100
>
>I have no such relative
>
>Good Bye
>
>On 8/1/06, maria stevens <maria_stevens101@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>My name is Mr Idokko L.Stevens a Banker and accountant with BTDBANK Lome
>>Togo. I am the personal accounts manager to Late Engr T.A.Ised !, a
>>National
>>of your country , who used to work with an oil servicing company here in
>>Togo. My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the
>>ill
>>fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan years ago in which all
>>passengers on board died.
>>
>>Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of
>>my
>>clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several
>>unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the
>>internet,to
>>see if I could locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. Of
>>particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank here in,where the
>>deceased has an account valued at about ($4 million US dollars).They have
>>issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the bank will declare the
>>account unservisable and thereby send the funds to the bank treasury.
>>Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over years
>>now,
>>I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
>>since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account
>>valued at ($4 million USdollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can
>>share the money.
>>
>>All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
>>through.
>>I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement
>>that
>>will protect you from any breach of the law. If you can handle this with
>>me,
>>reach me now through this email account. In your reply mail, give to me
>>your
>>date of birth,Private Phone number & fax numbers.
>>Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.
>>Mr Idokko L.Stevens
>>Tel. 00 228 900 6393.
>>NB/PLS I AM THE ONE THAT TOLD MY WIFE TO UPDATE YOU ABOUT THIS
>>SITUATION,BUT
>>SHE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN VERY WELL.THIS IS WHY I HAVE TO INFORM
>>YOU
>>ABOUT THIS.
>>GET BACK TO ME SOONEST FOR MORE DETAILS.
>>
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>
>
>--
>Lord, I pray not for me but hear my prayers for this sinner. Amen

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