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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2348039141074 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth emeka <kennethemeka22@yahoo.dk>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:18:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


Dear Ms Winifride Kirschst,
How are you?
I Received your mail based on the business proposal i sent to you that involed the transfer of $45,5m into your account and iam the person that called you yesterday to confirm the recepit of your mail.

I want to inform you that there is no governmental consequenses on this transaction because whatever we are going to do regard the transaction MUST BE LEGAL.

I want you to agree with me that the transfer of $45,5m which i kenneth contact you to do with me is 100% real which i said to you this day that you can never in your life been disappointed of knowing whom iam or doing business with me and iam very happy to inform you that as we progress forward you shall be seen every proof you may like to know on this transaction.

I want to be very honest with you because the transaction i contact you to do with me is a deal b/w you and i which we will not extend to anybody untill the fund transferred into your account by the bank.

As i told you on my frist massage that the bank is BANKERS TRUST BANK PLC and what i want to do is to present you as the next of kin to the bank since late depositor of the fund did not left any next of kin to claim the fund from the bank.

I want to inform you that you should not think how it will going to work because it will work out as far as i and you can work together for the transaction and i will be here to overseas the transaction which i will joind you as soon as the fund transferred.

We shall share the fund 50-50 but the most important thing is for us to proceed on for the transaction and you should not be disappointed.

My cell phone telephone number is 234-8039141074 and kindly response back now because i will present your name to the bank today

Note that your bank will be contact by the BANKERS TRUST BANK PLC but only when the transfer is been made.

Thanks And God Bless



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