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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • daniel_ike1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DANIEL IKE" <danike234@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 19:00:47 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

From the desk of Chief accountant,
Mr. Daniel Ike
Email: daniel_ike1@myway.com

Dear Friend,

I am an Accountant with UNION BANK PLC,My name is Daniel Ike I am the
personal Account Manager to Late Engr Louis . A contract was awarded
to ourcustomer By NNPC OFFICIALS TO Late Engr Louis who is a citizen of
U.S.A who used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria. NNPC
(NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPANY) Here in after shall be referred
to as my client On April 21,2002, my client, his wife, and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since
then,I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my
clients extended Relatives, this 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 but all in vain.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the UNOIN BANK PLC.
Wherethe deceased had an account Valued at about ($10.5 Million US
dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since i can confide in you so that the proceeds of this
account valued at ($10.5 million US dollars) can be paid to you and
then you and i can share the money, 60% to me and 40% to you. An
attorney will be contacted to help revalidated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Do respond to my mail if you intend to help me in this transaction
and if you dont want to help me, do inform me so that i will stop
contacting you.

Please get in touch with me by my email:( daniel_ike1@myway.com)

Best regards

Mr. Daniel Ike

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