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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23414804433 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • peterdonner1001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ptdonner2@collegeclub.com
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:20:11 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attention: (Request Consent)


Mr. Peter Donner
Managing Director/CEO,
Fidelity Bank Plc,
2 Kofo Abayomi Street,
V/Island Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: 234-1 - 480 4433

Attention; Dear Friend,

I am sorry for the inconvenience this mail will give to you, but will appreciate if you can make out time to go through it. I am Mr Peter Donner, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Fidelity Bank Plc and personal account manager to Engr. Kenneth, a Nationality of your country, who lived in Nigeria, here in after shall be referred to as our customer. On the 28th of November 2001, Engr.Kenneth, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along gwagwalada express road and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Engr.Kenneth had a deposit of US$25 million [Twenty five million united state dollars only] which was proceeding of a contract work he just concluded with the Nigerian Ports Authority [NPA]. The
payment was made with an Ecobank cheque, which I personally cleared.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the Money Left behind by Engr.Kenneth before they get it confiscated or
declared Unserviceable by Board of Directors of this bank. I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased. If you agree, we can discuss your percentage.

All I require is your honest Co-operation to enable us seeing this transaction through this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

There is no risk involved. I am using my position and connection in the bank here to do all the document work for the transaction. We shall employ the services of an attorney to obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in your favor for the transfer. This transaction is 100% risk free guaranteed. If you are interested, awaiting your respond, in your respond, PLEASE YOU PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW,

[1]NAME:.............................................................
[2] CONTACT ADD:...............................................
[3] AGE:...................SEX:...................................
[4] TEL:.................................................................
[5] FAX:................................................................
[6] OCCUPATION STATUS: .................................
[7] COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:....................................

Also be informed that this transaction will take us just 15 working days to accomplish beginning from when I receive your Details. MAKE SURE YOU CALL ME ON +234-1 - 480 4433 FOR A VOICE CONVERSATION OR FOR AN URGENT REPLY TO YOUR MAIL, PLEASE WRITE ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL: peterdonner1001@hotmail.com

Best regards,

Mr. Peter Donner [Mgr.]
Fidelity Bank Plc.

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