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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • jamesuzo3@myway.com
  • jamesuzo3@inmail.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Uzoh" <jamesuzo00028@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:46:30 +0000
Subject: ATTN McMINN Urgent Reply

 

Mr. James  Uzoh
Foreign Operations Office,
Equitorial Trust Bank Limited
Plot 1092, Adeola Odeku,
Victoria Island, Lagos, .
Email: jamesuzo3@myway.com
Email: jamesuzo3@inMail.sk

ATTN  McMINN                                          Urgent  Reply
                                                               
I am Mr. James Uzoh, Divisional Head, Foreign Operations Officewith the .Equitorial Trust Bank Limited. I was personal account manager to one late  Engineer Walter McMINN  , of your country, who till his death  was a  contractorwith Impressario Nigeria Limited, Moenier Oil &  Gas  Consult and  Nigerian Ports authority. On the 28th of November 1999, Engr. walter,  his  wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along  Gwagwalada  express road and all occupants of the vehicle  unfortunately lost their  lives.

At the time of his death, Walter had a deposit of $15.6 Million which was  proceed of a contract work he just concluded with the Nigerian  Ports  authority.The payment was made with an Ecobank cheque which I  personally cleared. Unfortunately, till this moment no one has come as his  relation for  his deposit with us. My colleagues and I humbly request  your attention  tothis matter so that we can present you as his next of  kin or  beneficiary  to his deposit. It is not a very difficult thing to do especially as  you  share the same last name with him and it will  not take time too. All we need  is to change the name and particulars of  his next of kin to yours in  our  computer database and we file in an  application for the release of the  fund  through the Probate Office in  your name.

It does not necessarilly mean that you must be here to conclude the  deal,we  may request that the money be sent to Europe or even the United  States  for  payment. Please contact me as quickly as possible on email;jamesuzo3@myway.com or jamesuzo3@inMail.sk  . Wewill  talk  about the  sharing ratio as soon as you get in touch with me.PLEASE MAKE  SURE THAT  YOU  USE GIVEN EMAIL ADDRESS Email; jamesuzo3@myway.com  or jamesuzo3@inMail.sk 

Kind regards,

Mr James  Uzoh

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