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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • estherbanker3@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "estheriweala" <estherbanker@rya-online.net>
Reply-To: estherbanker1@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:02:11 GMT
Subject: NEXT OF KIN [ REAL]

NEXT OF KIN [ REAL]
DESK OF ESTHER
FIRST BANK PLC NIGERIA
estherbanker3@o2.pl


IRRESPECTIVE OF SIMILAR MAILS OR NEWS OF THIS NATURE, I
WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS MY REQUEST IS NOT A
FRAUD OR A SCAM, BUT REAL.



I CHECKED THIS SITE TO LOCATE HIS FAMILIES ADDRESS BUT COULD
NOT BE
POSSIBLE. HTTP://WWW.BPL.ORG/CATALOGS/OBITS.HTM



I AM MS ESTHER AN ACCOUNTANT WITH ONE OF THE BANKS IN MY
COUNTRY NIGERIA.I GOT YOUR ESTEEM CONTACT ADDRESS FROM
INTERNET DURING MY SEARCH FOR ANY RELATION TO MY CLIENT AN
ENGINEER WITH ONE OF THE OIL COMPANIES IN MY COUNTRY.THE
REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU WAS DUE TO THE SIMILARITY IN YOUR
NAME I WANT YOU TO HELP ME RECEIVE $10MILLION DOLLARS INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT.



THE NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF MY BANK HAS ORDERED THAT WE
SHOULD COMPILE THE LIST OF DORMANT ACCOUNT TO ENABLE THE
BANK SIEZE THE MONEY. AS A CHRISTIAN I HAVE DECIDED THAT
INSTEAD OF LOOSING THE WHOLE MONEY TO THE BANK, I WILL
RATHER DONATE THE MONEY TO ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION IN
YOUR COUNTRY SUCH AS HOMELESS AND MOTHERLESS HOMES, FOR PETS
UP BRINGING AND SOME OTHER RELATED ORGANISATION.IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED TO ASSIST ME,I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF MY
BANK HEAD OFFICE SO THAT YOU WILL CONTACT THE BANK WITH THE
DEPOSITE CERTIFICATE OF THE FUND, WHICH I WILL SEND TO YOU
AS SOON AS YOU RESPONDS.



ALL I NEED TO DO IS TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AS A RELATION TO
THE ENGINEER.(NEXT-OF-KIN)THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $10MILLION
DOLLARS,I HAD RESOLVED TO SHARE THE MONEY AS FOLLOWS: 30%
FOR ME. 30% FOR YOU AND 30% FOR THE CHARITY ORGANISATION.10%
FOR EXPENCESS, I WILL THEREFORE SEND YOU THE CERTIFICATE OF
DEPOSIT OF THE FUND SO THAT YOU CAN FORWARD IT TO OUR BANK
DO PLEASE SEND ME YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS IF ANY AND YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE OR COPY OF YOUR
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONDS.



THANKS

MS ESTHER IWEALA

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