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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • juliusemeh@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: juliusemeh@microcamp.com.br
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:36:01 -0200
Subject: Respond as soon as possible




STAND AS NEXT OF KIN FROM THE DESK OF MR JULIUS EMEH.ACCOUNTANT OF GLOBAL
BANK NIG PLC (G.B.),LAGOS NIGERIA. TELE: 234 802 8800195.





Good Day, I am MR JULIUS EMEH, an accountant in GLOBAL BANK NIG
PLC(G.B).at foreign remittance department.I am the accounting officer to
ENGR.Barry Cuba.a national of United State of America, who used to work with
shell/oil development company in Nigeria as the chief Engineer,on the 4th of
May 2001. my client Who perished with his wife And their two children in a
plane crash along With 144 Others which includes the then Nigerian sports
minister late ISHAYA MARK AKU,in an eas air-line plane crash in kano northern
nigeria all occupants of the plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several enquiries at their embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, but this has proved unsuccessful.  After this
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belong to my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the late decease had
an account valued at about {$46.5m}forty Six million five hundred thousand
united state US dollars. My bank has issued me a notice today to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days.  since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 4 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at {$46.5m} forty Six
million five hundred thousand united state US dollars,can be paid into your
account and then you and me can share the money. at the ratio of 35% of this
money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a
foreign account, 20% for any charity organization in your country while 5%
will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 40% would be
for me.since nobody is coming for it and I dont want this money to go into
the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.  There is no risk at all as all the
paper work for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position
as the Accountant with the bank guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.As soon as you indicate your interest by sending below
information:  1. Your full name and address 2. Your telephone and fax
number  All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through.I have the document, (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE) required to this
transaction I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.you may also
wish to view this web site on the internet to confirm the plane crash
http://www.disasterrelief.org/disasters/020506nigeriacrash/  Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and that will help you
understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality,and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because
I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
 Please reply to this email address :(juliusemeh@myway.com)or Call me on
234 802 8800195 for more details.  Thanks and regards.  MR JULIUS
EMEH.


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Microcamp

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