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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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.
  • holytheo111@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JOSEPH KALU <holytheo1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <holytheo111@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:22:57 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME Edinger



UNION BANK PLC,STALLON BUILDINGMARINA LAGOS PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS<holytheo111@yahoo.es> ATTN EdingerI am MR JOSEPH,the account officer to Branch Edinger,a national ofyour country, who used to work with shell Development Company inNigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April2004,my client,his wife and their three Children were involved in a car accidentalong Sagbama express-road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately losttheirlives.Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate anyof my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his lastname over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence Icontacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money andproperty left behind by my client before they getconfiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank herethese huge deposits were lodged.Particularly, the union bank plc! l where the deceasedhad an account valued at about $15million dollars hasissued me a notice to provide the next of kin or havethe account confiscated within the nexttenofficial working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating therelatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent topresent you as the next of kin of the deceased sinceyou have the same last name so that the proceeds ofthis account valued at $15million dollars can bepaid to you and then you and me can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you I have all necessary legaldocuments that can be used to back up any claim wemay make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable usseeing this deal through. I guarantee that this willbe executed under a legitimate arrangement that willprotect you from any breach of the law.Best Regards,MR JOSEPH KALUPLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVEEMAIL ADDRESS<holytheo111@yahoo.es>
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