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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.
  • jamesmayaki_dhbe@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JAMES MAYAKI" <mayaki_dhbe@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesmayaki_dhbe@myway.com
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:52:36 -0500
Subject: HELLO DEAR,FROM MR. JAMES MAYAKI

FROM THE ACCOUNT MANAGER
CITI TRUST BANK NIGERIA PL (C.T.B.)
12 MOLAR STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
NIGERIA.

{VERY URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION}

DEAR PARTNER,

IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (US$10.5 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK HERE, I
HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE
CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT TRANSACTION, BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME
DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE

I AM MR.JAMES MAYAKI, THE ACCOUNT MANAGER OF CITI TRUST BANK NIG PLC
(C.T.B). I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT
BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE IN NIGERIA, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO
ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS DOLLARS? AND THE FORMER OWNER OF
THE ACCOUNT IS JLATE ENG.PATRICK RYAN,(SNR) AND HE WAS A FOREIGNER TOO.

FINALLY,I SEEK YOUR CONSCENT TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS THE "NEXT OF KIN" TO THE
DECEASED SINCE YOU ARE FOREIGNER SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED
AT US$10.5 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE
THE MONEY ACCORDING TO THE AGREED PERCENTAGES. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE
EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND I FROM ANY
BREACH OF THE LAW.

PLEASE YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER WILL BE HIGHLY NEEDED FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION. YOU CAN SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO MY
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS :( jamesmayaki_dhbe@myway.com)

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.JAMES MAYAKI

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