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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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Emmanuel Taiwo" <emmtaiwo1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: emmanueltaiwo_2005@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:58:06 -0800
Subject: Manager:Mr Emmanuel Taiwo

Manager:Mr Emmanuel Taiwo
First City Monument Bank Ltd.
Primrose Towers 17A, Tinubu Street, Lagos.

Attn:

I choose to reach you through this medium.though this medium the has been
greatly abused,But still remains the fastest and secured medium for
communication.This correspondence is unofficial and private and it should be
treated as such.Also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all
what you may think.I am Mr Emmanuel Taiwo,The Manager First City Monument
Bank Ltd.am contacting you based on Trust and Confidentiality that will be
attached to this deal.

There is an account opened in this bank in the year 2003 and since 2005 this
account has not been operateding again. But after going through some old
files in the banking records, I discovered it was involveing (US$6.M) SIX
MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS. in account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers whom unfortunately lost his life in a Terrorist Attacks,on
July 7TH 2005.,the bank is still unrelenting in it's bid to contact any of
the relatives to claim this money.In fact it happened that since the death,
the next of kin of the dollar account holder(the brother) or whom ever that
is related to has not show up for the claim.if i do not remit this money out
urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.

I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved
to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account was a
foreigner too. I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as
we don't know ourselves before, We will sign an agreement, but be sured that
it is real and a genuine business.

At the conclusion of this transcation, you will be given 40% of the total
amount while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during the process of transferring this fund. I look forwrad to hearing
from you soonest via this email. You can as well forward your direct
telephone number for easier communication.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Emmanuel Taiwo

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