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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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • enojoseph1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eno Joseph" <enojoseph@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: enojoseph1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:33:57 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR CONSENT


Dear Friend,

I am a staff with GLOBAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT LTD; My name is Mr.Eno
Joseph.I was the Personal officer to Mr.Andrew Wilson, who was a renowned
petroleum marketer with the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of
Nigeria (PEGASSAN). Following the sad event that occurred on 27th January
2002 . My client Mr. Andrew Wilson and his immediate family who where
victims of this sad event (Bomb Blast) died along with his family as there
was no survivor.

Since then I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of his
extended Relatives, and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, the Board of Directors are on the Verge of
confiscating Late Mr. Wilson's account with GLOBAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT
LTD where he left behind huge deposits valued at about ($28.8 Million
USDollars). GLOBAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT LTD has issued me a notice to
provide a next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at ($28.8 Million US Dollars) can be paid to
you. You shall be rewarded with 30% of the total Fund.

To commence this transaction, I require you to immediately indicate your
interest and enclose your private contact telephone & fax numbers, full
names & address to enable the processing of this transaction in your favor
and to effect the necessary approvals. All I require is your honest
co-operation and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.Please I
await your positive response to enable us discuss further via my private
e-mail address: enojoseph1@gmail.com

Best regards,
Mr. Eno Joseph

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