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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • c1momoh@yahoo.co.uk
  • 1234mo@jumpy.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles" <c2momoh@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:58:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND LETS WORK TOGETHER.


MOMOH AND ASSOCIATES CHAMBERSABUJA-NIGERIAEMAIL: c1momoh@yahoo.co.uk DEAR FRIEND LETS WORK TOGETHER. I AM BARR CHARLES MOMOH (ESQ), THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TOA NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY WHO WAS A CRUDE OIL MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY. ON 21ST OF APRIL 2004, MY CLIENT ,HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO CRASH ALONG SAGBAMA EXPRESS ROAD BAYELSA STATE. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS RELATIVES,THIS HAS PROVEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THUS, I MANDATED MY SECRETARY TO SEARCH FOR ANY POSSIBLE RELATIVE OF MY LATE CLIENT ON THE INTERNET BEFORE THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD 5 MILLION (FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) GETS THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED OR DECLEARED UNSERVICEABLE. THE BANK HAS ALREADY ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE HIS NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT 14 WORKING DAYS. I THEN DECIDED TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN SINCE YOU BEAR THE SAME
SURNAME. THE SAID AMOUNT WILL BE PAID TO YOU IF YOU COMPLY IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS OF THE DECEASED IN MY POSSESION.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW. IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE 14DAYS TO PROCESS. I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE USED TO BACK UP THE CLAIM.PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS ENDEAVOUR BY FURNISHING ME WITH THE FOLLOWING;1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.2. YOUR AGE.3. DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.4. YOUR OCCUPATION THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL ENABLE US FILE A LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE BANK AND APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS IN YOUR FAVOUR BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE. YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 35%, 10% FOR EXPENSES AND 55% FOR ME. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE PAPER WORK OF THE TRANSFER TO YOUR FAVOUR THROUGH LEGAL PROCESSES.ALL REPLIES
SHOULD COME THROUGH EMAIL: c1momoh@yahoo.co.uk BEST REGARDS,BARR. CHARLES MOMOHwebmail.expression.edu jumpy.it 1234MO@jumpy.it

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