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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Karim Stain <karimstain1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:57:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU CONERNING THIS LETTER,


Solicitor,Advocate and Notary Public
Office: 10 wuse lane Abuja
EC1A ,2A1,fct lagos territoruy
lagos,City

Good Day

Congratulation! On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Matin Panos , I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post Office was returned undelivered, therefore I now attempt to reach you via your email address as it appears to be the next and the only option left unexplored. Engr. Matin Panos,(late), made you a beneficiary, he left Three Million one Hundred United States Dollars (US$3.100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament.My client,Engr. Matin Panos, was a pioneer member of STRABAG CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD,a dedicated Christian and Philanthropist. He died on the 9th day of February 2002 at the age of 70.

Please If I reach you as am hopeful Don't endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job,you should forward along your current telephone and Fax numbers, your current mailing address.Once again, I congratulate you for this is a significant honor indeed as it behoves you therefore to act at once to avoid risk
offorfeiture to the deceased family. Yours In Service

Karim Stain (Sectional Head)
Probate and Bequest Division
For: TRAVERS SMITH BRAITHWAITE & PARTNERS


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