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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Eze Chris <ezechris24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ezechrisng@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:34:44 +0000
Subject: YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.



From the desk of:Mr. Eze ChrisUnion Bank Nigeria PlcLagos- Nigeria. ATTN: Sir, I am Mr. Eze Chris the Account Officer to Engr. William Bryant a national of your country, who used to work with CADBURY NIGERIA LIMITED, who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on 4th febuary 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client Engr. William Bryant, before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Union Bank Nigeria Plc where thedeceased had an account valued at about (US$12.5M (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars). has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days as the account officer to the account.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of late Engr. William Bryant for over 7 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased Engr. William Bryant. so that the proceeds of this account valued at ( $12.5 million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can shaer the money. 60% to me and 35% to you and the balance 5% will be for the expenses we may incure during this transaction.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Best regards,Mr. Eze Chris


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