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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: <nikimm@epostam.eu>
Reply-To: <akinicbo@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:48:06 +0300
Subject: LETTER

>From the Desk of:
Mr. Nicholas Akimbo

With great pleasure I Mr. Nicholas Akimbo, working with a bank here in Nigeria as a Manager. I am writing to seek your assistance for transfer of US$25M depository for an investment program. The fund has remain dormant for years and has no claim. Hence, I have decided to contact you for the claim of this fund.

On personal investigation, I discovered that the account holder died on December 23, 2002 in the Ukrainian aircraft crash. I made further investigation and discovered that the customer died without making a WILL on the depository.

It may also interest you to know that I have secured from the probate an ORDER OF MADAMUS to locate any of deceased beneficiary. In accordance with Nigerian Law, fund deposited for over a period of Six (4) years without claim will be reverted to the Government treasury, if nobody applies to claim this fund.

I will like you to provide immediately your full Names and Address, Date of Birth, Occupation, Tel & Fax Numbers so that an Attorney will be able to prepare the necessary documents and affidavit which will put you in place as the next of kin.

At the successful conclusion of this business, your goodself shall be entitled to have 40% that is, USD$10M of the total money while I will have 55% that is USD$13.750M and 5% that is USD$1.250M for miscellaneous expenses. However some percentage of my share will be used for investment in your country.

Your response is highly imperative as this is a TWO-man business deal transaction upon which I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. I have done my work to create you as the beneficiary.With an Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees us success.

I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of business. Contact me for acknowledgement by E-mail and whereby you are not interested, please indicate in your reply so that I can seek for the assistance of someone else.

Thanks with great regards.

Mr. Nicholas Akimbo

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