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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • bosjo_1@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bosun johnson <bos_j100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bosjo_1@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:41:24 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL



Mr Bosun .A.Johnson.Account Manager OF CENTRE POINT BANK PLC.E-mail:bosjo_1@yahoo.es

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Bosun A.Johnson, a personal Accountant Manager to an Engineer MR.DOUGLAS who is a foriegner from your country, who till his death was a Contractor with Impressario Nigeria Limited/Moenier Oil & Gas Consult and Nigerian Ports authority. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On Saturday, 4 May, 2002, in plane crash. Let me refer you to the front page of (BBC) World News of Saturday, 4 May 2002).

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track you over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you I have contacted you to assist in epatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank,the name of the bank is.(CENTRE POINT BANK PLC) where this huge Money is deposits his lodgeds, where the deceased had an account valued at about ($15.5 million US dollars).the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next thirty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now l seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US10.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.60% shall be for me and 40% for you.

I have all neccessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, if you are willing to transact this business with me, kindly get back to me as soon as you received this email, in your return mail, private contact telephone number, fax number full name and address to enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals before the transfer. And reply through my private/ alternative email address(bosjo_1@yahoo.es)
Looking forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,Mr.Bosun A.Johnson.
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