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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)
  • "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.
  • nelsonwilson009@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson" <nelsonwilson006@excite.com>
Reply-To: nelsonwilson009@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:36:01 -0500 (EST)
Subject: HELLO


Dear Friend, I am Mr Nelson Wilson of ASSURANCE BANK PLC LONDON. On June 6,2002, an America oil Consultant/contractor,Mr.John Lugard made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at 10,000,000.00pds(Ten Million Pounds) in my branch.Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, That Mr.John Lugard died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL(next of kin).I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.John Lugard did not declare any NEXT OF KIN or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank (ASSURANCE BANK PLC).This sum of 10,000,000.00pds is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it because
nobody knows about this. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a partner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. John Lugard.A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of his money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.The money will be paid into your account.All paperwork are with me, my position as one of the top managers. If you are insterested,please reply immediately via this email address immediately. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be 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. Reply to my mail box at nelsonwilson009@yahoo.fr ,if you are willing to do this transaction Awaiting your urgent reply.Thanks and regards,Nelson Wilson

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