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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mr.johnkashamu1@yahoo.no (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Davin Lassy <davinnlasy@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:08:51 +0200
Subject: DEAR SIR/MADAM, ATTN:NEEDED!


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I HAVE WRITTEN THIS TO SO MANY WITH NO REPLY. I HAVE TRIED EXPLAINING,
BUT MOST REPLIES I GET KEEP THINKING I AM A JOKE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T
LOOK THE SAME TO YOU SIR/MADAM, AS I SAW YOUR EMAIL FROM AN INTERNET
MAGAZINE, SHARED AMONGS ALL WORKERS IN MY OFFICE TO PROMOTE OUR
KNOWLEDGE ON
INTERNET BROWSING, AS IT IS DONE IN NIGERIA NOWADAYS. I WOULD PLEAD
THAT YOU IGNORE MY BAD ENGLISH. I AM NOT SO GOOD IN ENGLISH AS I AM NOT
THAT EDUCATEDI AM MR. JOHN KASHAMU, I AM A CLEANER AT THE FIRST BANK OF
NIGERIA.

EAST BRANCH, PORTHARCOURT, NIGERIA. I WAS A VERY LOYAL WORKER OF THE
BANK. VERY FAITHFULL TO MY JOB. THIS BROUGHT ME TRUST THAT I HAD WITH
MY
BANK MANAGER (MR. SAM SUMALO). IT WAS ON A MONDAY AS I HAD SO MANY
CLEANING TO DO DESPITE BEEN ABSENT
FOR WORK THE PREVIOUS WEEK DUE TO MY LATE WIFE'S BURIAL. I WAS CALLED
INTO OFFICE BY MY MANAGER. ON GETING TO HIS OFFICE, HE BROUGHT OUT A
BOX
AND SAID HE WANTED ME TO KEEP IT FOR HIM, I WAS ALREADY AWARE THAT IT
WAS MONEY THAT WAS CONTAINED. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH, UNTIL HE
INFORMED ME THAT THIS BOX CONTAINED THE SUM OF $20,010,000.00 (TWENTY
MILLION AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS). WHICH HE HAD STOLE FROM THE BANKS
ACCOUNT.
HE SAID THAT I SHOULD KEEP IT SAFE IN MY HOUSE UNTIL HE NEEDED IT, AND
THAT HE OWE ME 10% OF THE MONEY. I ASKED HIM WHY HE CHOOSE ME, HE
REPLIED SAYING I WAS THE ONLY ONE HE TRUSTED. I AGREED, BECAUSE I WAS
ONLY A
CLEANER, AND NEEDED TO BE RICH(EVEN IF THE MONEY WAS STOLEN). ON MY
GETING HOME, I BOROWED A VIDEO RECORDER AND INFORMED MY 15 YEARS OLD
SON TO FILM ME WHILE I WAS COUNTING THE MONEY. I KEPT THE MONEY SAFE
LIKE I PROMISED.MY REASON FOR EMAILING YOU CAME WHEN HE DIED AS I FOUND
OUT HE WAS KILLED BY ARMED ROBBERS WHO CAME TO HIS HOUSE, ON A ROBBERY
MISSION. ON THIS, THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD USE THE MONEY, SINCE I HAD
NO
LIE TO SAY ON HOW I GOT THE MONEY, AS MY JOB WILL NOT GET ME THAT KIND
OF MONEY. THIS IS THE REASON WHY I AM EMAILING YOU, TO INFORM YOU THAT
I WISH TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO THE CARE OF A FORIEGN MAN. THAT WAY I
KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE FUNDS WILL HAVE NO TRACE. I AM NOT REQUESTING
MONEY, I AM NOT REQUESTING YOUR BANK DETAILS, ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO
GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND I WILL GIVE THE BOX TO MY ELDER
SISTER, WHO IS THE HEAD OF EAST BRANCH OF THE UPS COURIER DELIVERY, AND
SHE'LL PERSONALLY DROP OFF THE BOX IN YOUR HOUSE. THAT WAY THE BOX WILL
NOT
BE INSPECTED
AS SHE IS THE HEAD OF ALL INSPECTION OFFICERS IN THE UPS. I WOULD
REQUIRE A RESIDENTIAL OR OFFICIAL ADDRESS, AS MY SISTER WOULD NOT MEET
WITH
ANYBODY IN AN HOTEL, RESTUARANT, PARK, AIRPORT, AND EXCHANG ANY MONEY.
ANY MEETING WITH HER WILL BE A VALID HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS. IF THIS IS
NOT ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, KINDLY DO NOT REPLY, AS I WOULD NOT TAKE A RISK
WITH THE MONEY. ALL EXPENSES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF THIS WAY. YOU WILL
NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANYTHING AT ALL. I DO NOT NEED YOUR MONEY AT
ALL. ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THE BOX, KINDLY INFORM ME AND I WILL TRAVEL TO
YOUR COUNTRY, AS I HAVE REMOVED SOME MONEY FROM INSIDE THE MONEY THAT
WILL
SECURE ME AND MY SON A FLIGHT TICKET FROM NIGERIA TO YOUR COUNTRY.
WHEN I GET TO YOUR COUNTRY YOU CAN TAKE 30% FROM THE MONEY AND GIVE ME
THE REMAINING 70%.PLEASE DO NOT LET ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS. NOT EVEN
YOUR CLOSEST PERSON OR LAWYER, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO
THIS TRANSACTION, SINCE I MYSELF DID NOT TELL ANYBODY EXCEPT MY SISTER
SINCE SHE IS THE ONE HELPING US TO TRANSPORT THE BOX TO YOUR LOCATION.

I HOPE TO RECEIVE AN ENCOURAGING REPLY FROM YOU.

KINDLY SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY EMAIL: mr.johnkashamu1@yahoo.no

HAVE A NICE DAY.
MR. JOHN KASHAMU.

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