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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "taj ahmed" <tamed@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:54:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Estate claim for your attention Maeda




HELLO,

MY NAME IS MR. TAJUDEEN AHMED. I WORK WITH THE GLOBAL MERCHANT BANK OF NIGERIA PLC AS A GROUP HEAD TREASURY/BANKING OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.

IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITH THREE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($3.5M) IN IT. ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AIRCRASH ACCIDENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT.
THIS INCIDENT OCCURED ON THE 4TH MAY, 2002 VIA ILL-FATED EAS AIRLINE IN KANO STATE, NORTHERN NIGERIA.All OCCUPANTS OF THE PLANE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. SINCE THEN, I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO VARIOUS EMBASSY TO TRACE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES AND THIS HAS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.

YOU MAY VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES TO READ MORE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html

I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THIS AMOUNT
OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BY PRESENTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE
THE DEPOSITOR HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER.

IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS.
OUTSIDE THIS,THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY
AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND IT BACK TO THE NIGERIAN DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT WHERE SOMEONE IN FUTURE WILL STILL
CLAIM AND MAKE USE OF IT.

NOTE HERE THAT I WILL BE DUE TO LEAVE THE BANK IN LESS THAN FIVE
MONTHS FROM NOW AS GLOBAL BANK HAVE RECENTLY MERGED WITH FIRST
ATLANTIC BANK PLC.

IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
MONEY AND THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USETO EFFECT THE REMITANCE
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

BEST REGARDS,

TAJUDEEN AHMED

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