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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • ddemion@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Demion Dodo <demiondodo43@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ddemion@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:47:52 +0100
Subject: REPATRIATION OF FUND


Attn: Friend,
My name is Barrister Demion Dodo . I am the personal Attorney to late Engr.James Arnold who work with shell Development company in Nigeria Here as a Foreign Contractor. On June 6th 2003, my client,his wife,and their three children were involved in a car accident along Badagary Express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made severalenquiries to his embassy here to locate any of my clients extendedrelatives but no avail.
After these several unsuccessful attempts. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money deposited by my client before the bank confiscated fund. Particularly the Bank where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($33 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 3years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account valued at($33 Million US Dollars can be pay to you and then you and I can share the money 50% for me and 50% for you. I will revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim .
All I need is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealthrough.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this proposal is accepted by you. send below information to my private email address: ddemion@yahoo.fr
1. Your full name and address -------------------2. Your Tel or Mobile phone Number---------------3. Your occupation.......position----------------4. Your Age--------------------------------------5. Gender----------------------------------------
With the above information ,I will proceed with your name as the next of kin to my late client so that the fund will be transfer to you through the BANK decease has an account value of Thirty Three Million Dollars .
Best RegardsEsq. Demion Dodo.


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