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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mbsp.maxwellzn2000@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ngolo " <maxwellzn7000@rediffmail.com>
Date: 2 Mar 2007 07:53:20 -0000
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE.


Date:1st March,2007.Dear.Sir/Ma,I Mr.maxwell Z.Ngolo is the Bank Manager of the aboveBank branch for the past 15years.There is this clients ofours by name\"Chief/Dr.KEN.O.Amanze\"with the Account number1215216914KJB since 1989 up till date nobody has ever comeforward nor made withdrawals from this account.Now I have to search for the Account opening forms,it wasthen I found out that the Account has long remained dormantnot that it was in a fixed deposit rather in a domiciliarycurrent Account.And the total sum in this very accountamounted to the sum of \"USD20.5MILLION\".I therefore through the account opening form decided totrace the clients to know exactly why the account remainsdormant for the past years without making further depositsor withdrawals?To my surprise I was told by the peoplearound that \"Chief/Dr,Ken \"died in a car crash since 1992with his family of three on their way home to their villageduring one of their festive season.I even goes at lenght ofenquiring if
at all there is a relation of his?All to noavail. Since the past 10years I carry this enquiries,theaccount still remain same as there was no \"next of kin\"tothis very client.Now having given this much thought, I thendecided to make fast with the said sum;but I cannot do it alonewithout the help of a foreigner to assist in this DEAL.I therefore hereby solicit for your assistance by claimingthat you are the next of kin to Chief/Dr.Ken.O.Amanze.Ialso assure you that there is no risk involved in this DEAL and100percent genuine as there is no iota of doubt or fear.Always bear inmind that with your little assistance and cooperation that we willsucceed in claiming the said sum since I am at the helm ofthe Bank(branch).I have also promise that the said sum if transfered intoyour Account/corporate account will be shared 25%-65%.I.E,30% will be yours while 60%comes to me and the remaining 10%goesfor every expenses we might incure during the transaction.Please try to keep this DEAL s
ecret and never to disclose it to athird party for security reasons. Thanks as I await hearing from yousoon.Yours truly,Max.Z.Ngolo mbsp.maxwellzn2000@myway.com

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