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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033066614 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • richyjimmy@mail2world.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr James" <richyjimmy@excite.com>
Reply-To: richyjimmy@mail2world.com
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:46:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Edward


Mr. James Richard

Telephone: +234 803 306 6614

Email: richyjimmy@mail2world.com



Dear Edward,



I am an accountant with CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK; my name is Mr. James Richard a Banker. I am the Accounts officer to a National of your country, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. who died in our country I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.



After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in claiming all his assets particularly the fund deposited at the formally called CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK. Now called the SPRING BANK PLC Where the deceased had an account Valued at about($35 Million USD Dollars)



Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at (($35 Million USD Dollars) can be wired to you and then you and I Can share the money



All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.



if you are interested in this ordeal please contact me on this Email address: richyjimmy@mail2world.com



Best regards,



Mr. James Richard









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