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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:

• 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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • johnnnamdi2002@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "johnnnamdi004@terra.es" <johnnnamdi004@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:12:32 +0100 (MET)
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR,FROM MR NNAMDI


FROM=MR JAMES NNAMDI
14 GLOVER ROAD,
IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA

Dear Friend,

Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail fails to meet your personal and moral Ethics, as we have not met before,because of the evil doings of people of the world today, which have bring fear and also made many people not to engage in geniune business ventures.

I am a Banker; my name is MR JOHN NNAMDI., an accountant., i am the accounts Manager to a late Engineer, a white foreigner whom I know very well, He was a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. On 10,Dec 2005 my customer/client, his wife, and his only son were involved in a SOSOLISO AIRLINE CRASH('McDonnell Douglas DC-9.) Flight 1145 that left Abuja.

My client and his family all died in that fatal air crash., Since then,I have made several inquiries locate any of my Clients extended Relatives, this has also Proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace a good and reliable Person over the Internet, that can help me in repatriating this fund left behind in our Bank.I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my Customer/client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were Lodged particularly this Bank that I am presently working, Where the deceased had an account Valued at TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,The Bank has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a shot period of time.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since my clients name look alike from your emailing address, so that
the proceeds of this account valued at TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.

I have arranged everything and you will not engage in anything that is illegal.I have made arrangement with a good Attorney to assist us.He will present himself to the Bank he will notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the inheritance claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business.Please if you have the capacity to carry out this business,respond to this email immediately.and I will forward to youthe full and detail information of my Bank to enable us commence businessimmediately.

Expecting your Urgent response.

REGARDS,
MR JOHN NNAMDI.
johnnnamdi2002@yahoo.com.hk






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