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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • blair_harrold@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: blair harrold <blair@bharrold.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:22:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD BUSINESS VENTURE


My Dear friend,

I got your contact through the internet and I decided to
reach you because presently i am in desperate need of a trust worthy
foreign person for this proposal.

I am Mr. Blair Harrold ,a branch manager of Ikeja Brach Assurance Bank
Plc. In January 2004,i descovered that a customer to the bank,a
foreigner ,who was a consultant/contractor with the Federal Ministry
of Mines and Power, made a Fixed Deposit, valued at US$11,500,000.00
(Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), for
twelve (12) calendar months in assurance Bank ikeja branch. Upon maturity,
i as i sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got
no reply. After a month, i sent a reminder and finally i discovered
from his contract employers that he is no longer alive

The said fund is still in the Bank and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. in accordance with
the Nigerian Federal Law, at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the money
will be reverted to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
comes forward for the claim as the beneficiary of
the fund.

Consequently, I shall present you as the next of kin, hence you
are a foreigner it will be easy for me to do document with your
information as the next of kin of the death man. I want you to send to
me your name / address , private phone number,and a bank account
information where this money will be wire into for this purpose as the
next of kin/ beneficiary of this fund.

As soon as this fund gets into your account, i will join you in your
country for the sharing and also to invest part of my own share in
real estate.However, it would be mind- settling to have you know the
sharing ratio. We Shall share the money in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for
you
There is no risk involve as i will use an attorney
to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this
transaction within 7- working days.

please contact me without delay,if this proposal interest you.Looking
forward to your urgent Reply.Please send reply to my private email
address:blair_harrold@hotmail.com

Thanks,
Best regards.
Mr Blair Harrold
blair_harrold@hotmail.com

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