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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)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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)
  • "million us 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.
• 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.
  • petergodwin001@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peter godwin" <petergodwin096@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: petergodwin001@myway.c
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:46:58 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK :Mr Peter Godwin..

FROM THE DESK :Mr Peter Godwin..
Standard Trust Bank Plc
Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I am an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK(STB),My name is Mr Peter
Godwin,i discovered an abandoned sum of 14million US dollars (Fourteen
millionUS dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers who used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria
(NIGERIA ATIONALPETROLUEM COMPNAY).Here in after shall be referred to as my
client OnApril 21, 2002, my client,his wife, and their threechildren were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupantsof the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended Relatives, this is also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name overthe
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceableby the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the STANDARD TRUST
BANK(STB). Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($14Million)
has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Orhave the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceasedsince you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at Fourteen Million United States Dollars($14Million) can be
paid to you and then you and I will share the money.60% to me and 40% to
you. An attorney will be contracted to help validated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all claim concerning
this fund. I will require your honest cooperation 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.
I will need to fie you as his beneficiary and next of kin. I will require
the following information to do so:

1)Your names in full:
2)Your phone number and/or fax
3):Your age:
4)Your sex:
5)Your Occupation:

You may reply to my alternative mail petergodwin001@myway.com


Best regards
Mr Peter Godwin.
(External Auditor Accountant).

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