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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:
  • "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.
  • patrick_olayele01@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "olayeleakinkuotu" <patrick_olayele01@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:22:05 -0800
Subject: Mr. Patrick Olayele Akinkuotu

MILLS OF NIGERIA PLC.
MF 0488822. RC 2343 2
OLD DOCK ROAD, APAPA, LAGOS STATE
Eamil(patrick_olayele01@yahoo.ca)

Dear Sir/Ma

My name is Mr. Patrick Olayele Akinkuotu ,i am a banking at
law and i work as consultants for a whole lot of private
pensioners who from time to time want a very reliable way of
investing their funds in retirement,i consider Afribank
Nigeria Plc a very stable economy considering its economic
track records, relatively low level of inflation and banking
policies,i will appreciate a more detailed profile of your
organisation and the feasiblity study of the business in
question which must be included in your business plan,i will
await your response immediately in other to enable me
initiate the process of securing a partnership for you.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an
account valued at about 28.2 million dollars has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next ten official working days.
since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 4years now I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $28.2 million dollars can be paid to you
and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require,I have all necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
{1}. YOUR FULL NAME.
{2}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
{3}. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
{4}. YOUR ID
http://www.afribank.com/md2.htm
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me
by my secured and confidential e-mail address
or the above stated private telephone numbers to enable us
discuss
further.
Best Regards.
Mr. Patrick Olayele Akinkuotu

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