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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Clay Ihomah" <c_i_h_o_m_a_h4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: c_ihomah01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:55:15 +0100
Subject: Dr. Hamman Is Dead

DR.CLAY IHOMAH,
# 12 IKORODU ROAD JIBOWU,
LAGOS , NIG. 23401 .

Dear Friend,

How are you doing today I hope you are fine with your family ?It is indeed
sad for me writting this letter to you, which I believe will be a suprise,
as we are both strangers. I am Clay Ihomah ,I am the personal accountant to
Late Dr. Nicola Hamman ,a national of your country,who perished in great
incident which occured in the Republic of Benin on 25TH Dec 2003.
(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.htm.

Before the death of my late client with his wife and two kids. my client
{Late Dr. Nicola Hamman } as he likes to be addressed,who was a big oil
dealing personal with our former minister of finance and was a very
charitable person noble in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.He deposited the
sum of USD$8m [ eight million United States Dollars]in a Bank in Nigeria .

And now the bank has given me a condition and notice , condition: that I
must provide them with the next of kin to my late client , after all my
search to find the relations to my late client.Now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at USD$8m [ eight Million United States Dollars]can be paid
to you and then you and me can share the money. 70% "$M5.6 USD" to me and
30%= "$M2.4USD" to you. I will help you to secure all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law,as you also will make this
transaction confidential between both of us. I
therefore urge you to send to me your telephone and fax number for easy
communication.

Best Regards,

Dr Clay Ihomah

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