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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrjohn_st@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john scott <mrjk_scott13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrjohn_st@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:08:42 +0000
Subject: Dear Beloved,Your Inharitance Funds Claim



FROM Mr John ScottAlexandra House 334-348Oxford Street Lagos-NigeriaDear Beloved, I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On April 20, 1999, a German property magnate Mr.Andreas Schranner Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at $8,500,000.00 (Eight Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars only) in this bank. This fund of $8.5m Emanated from the properties he sold to the Nigeria Government and other oil companies in the oil Niger Delta Region. Upon maturity in 2001, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,i sent a reminder and finally i discovered from his contract employers,that Mr Andreas Schranner ,his wife ,daughter died at the plane crash . On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, including his Deposit paperwork and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. This sum of $8,500,000.00 has been floating as unclaimed since 1999 as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones.According to the Nigeria law at the expiration of 8 (Eight) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigeria Government if nobody applies to claim the fund at the end of the expiration date or year. Consequently, my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the deceased so that the bank will transfer the money to your designated account. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the business is risk free involvement. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you,do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you. Kindly reply me back through my private email address:mrjohn_st@myway.com FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOWhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/851119.stm Best Regards. Mr.John Scott
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