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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:
  • "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "mustopher amend" <mustopher_amend10e@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: mustopher_amend002@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 07:20:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

Dear Good Day Friend


I am Mr. Mustopher Amend, Branch Manager of Bank Of Africa (B.O.A). I would
like to know if this proposal will be worth while for your acceptance.

I have a Foreign Customer who is an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and
Federal Government
Contractor that was a victim with Korean Air Line, flight number 801 with
the whole passengers on 6th of augustus 1997 leaving a closing balance of
$10.3m in one of his Private US Dollar Account that is been managed by me
as the Customer's Account Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any hitches
as no one is aware of the funds and its closing balance except me and the
customer (Now Deceased) therefore, I can

present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities for the
claiming of the funds in accordance with the law. If you are interested,
Please call me on 00226 7653-7067 to discuss in further details and our
sharing ratio will be 60% for me and 30% for you.while 10% will be for the
naccasery expenciss that might occur along the line.

Thank you,

Sincerely.

Mr.Mustopher Amend

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