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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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • snelsonedward1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The Accountant, First Inland Bank Nigeria Plc Victoria Island Lagos." <mr.nelsonedward@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: mrnelson_edward@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 17:38:34 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,


The Accountant, First Inland Bank Nigeria Plc Victoria Island Lagos.
Telephone- 234-703-9820-386
Email: nelsonedward@live.com

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Nelson Edward. I am the accountant of the First Inland Bank
Victoria Island Lagos. I am a Nigerian married with two kids.
I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
US$1.800,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars). This
fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the accountant made as
profit during the last year. I have already submitted an approved end
of the last year report for the year 2006 and also submitted report of first
quarter of this year 2007 to my Head Office here in Lagos and
they will never know of this Excess.I have since then, placed this amountof
US$1.800,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Us
Dollars)on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this
money into your bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this fund to you
while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are
practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank
transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need
from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.If you accept
this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. You
can contact me on my private e-mail: snelsonedward1@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mr. Nelson Edward

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