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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)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348080999302 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • danielemeka10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: daniel emeka <danielemeka62@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <danielemeka8@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:14:54 +0100
Subject: Reply a.s.a.p(inheritance



From Mr.Daniel Emeka. Foreign Account Manager,Standard Bank Plc. Lagos-Nigeria.e-mail:danielemeka10@yahoo.com Telephone number:234-80-80-999302. Dear friend , I am the manager of foreign accounts department of the standard bank plc. i am writing you this letter to solicit your support and co-operation to carry out this transaction. we discovered an abandoned sum of us$20million (twenty million u.s dollars) in an account that belong to o ne of our foreign customer who died along side his entire family on the 6th of may, 2002 in a local plane crash at kano state,enroute abuja (the capital city) all occupants in the plane lost their lives,unfortunately on this same flight were other dignitaries like the sports minister and a host of others. the following websites could be a eference: http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/05/06/stories/20020506004515 .ht=mhttp://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm to this effect, i and two other officials in my department have decided to look for a trusted foreign partner who can stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim this money. we need a foreign partner to apply for the claim because of the fact that the customer was a foreigner. and we dont want this money to go into the banks treasureas unclaimed fund.every document to effect this process will emanate from my table and i will perfect every documents to be in accordance with the banking rules and regulations,so you have nothing to worry about. All we required from you is to open a local bank account with your name here in lagos where the money is to be deposited,for onward transfer to your designated off shore account. we have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you, 10% for expensesincurred on the both side while 60% will be for my colleagues and me.if you are going to help me indicate by replying this letter and putting in your bank particulars,private telephone and fax numbers. i await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest.once i receive your reply, i will send you the text of application for immediate application of claim. thanks for your anticipated assistance.please indicate your interest only in my alternative private e-mail address:danielemeka10@yahoo.com Your's faithfully, Mr.Daniel Emeka. manager foreign account dept.
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