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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 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.
  • +2348080453427 (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.
  • jjamesadams1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James Adams <jjamesadams9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jameadams1_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:52:45 +0100
Subject: LET'S DO IT.



Mr.James AdamsForeign Exchange ManagerGuaranty Trust Bank Plc Of Nigeria.Telephone: +234-808-045-3427. Dearest Friend, I am the Foreign Exchange Manager of GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC OF NIGERIA;In my department,I discovered an abandoned sum of US$9,500,000. Million dollar In an account that belong to one of our foreign customer Dr.Jeremiah Scott, who was a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. Dr. Jeremiah Scott,Died In a Plane Crash with his wife and their only daugther On May 02,2002,while returning from Port Harcourt to Kano. The following website could be referenced: http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html Since we got Information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come Over And claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it As next of kin or relation to the decease as indicated in our banking Guidelines. It is therefore upon this discovery that I in my department now decided to Make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as next of Kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since Nobody is coming for it.I don't want this money to go into the bank Treasuries account as unclaimed Bill. The banking Law and Guidelines here stipulates that if such money remains Unclaimed after Five years, the money will be forfeited into the bank Treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner in this transaction is Necessary because our client was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand As next of kin to a foreigner. I agree that 45% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to stand as the next of kin to late Dr.Jeremiah Scott and 55% would be for me, after which I shall visit Your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I require your full names,home and office address,age ,Occupation,marital status and phone number.Reach me through this email address(jjamesadams1@yahoo.com) Thanks while expecting an urgent response. With Best Regards.Mr.James AdamsForeign Exchange ManagerGuaranty Trust Plc Of NigeriaTelephone: +234-808-045-3427.

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