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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dio Mayor" <diomayor6@excite.com>
Reply-To: cogbodo@mail.az
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:27:37 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Reply Asap.


C.Ogodo and Dio chambers.No 59 calcuta cresentLAGOS-NIGERIA.Phone-234:8082347708Dear Friend,With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this day of a tragic death of His Royal Highness Sultan Maccido, the SULTAN OF SOKOTO, the foremost traditional ruler in Nigeria in the ADC plane crash on the 29th of October 2006, for more information about the crash go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6096420.stm?I was his personal Lawyer before his death, right now I have a very important information concerning a huge amount of money worth (thirty five millions dollars) US$35,000,000 which he deposited in Finance House here in Nigeria, to be precise in order to finance his son's presidential ambitions come 2007, unfortunately his son also died in the same ill fated air crash. Right now, nobody else know of this deposit apart from me, I have with me all the information regarding the deposit of the box, hence I will provide them to you once you notify me of your willingness to
work with me.Secretly reached you about this money and how you will work with me in getting these funds transferred to any nominated account of your choice which you deem fit to carry the above mentioned amount. What I want you to do is provide me with your full names and company name and address,occupation,age and direct telephone and fax numbers so that we can procure all the necessary documents that will facilitate the release of the funds to your account. I have plans of investing my share of the funds into shares and real estate business abroad have decided to give you 40%,While 60% will be for me. Anticipating hearing from you. Remain blessed.Dio Mayor.

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