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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • collinsmikett_2009@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jude judepdp@yahoo.com" <11112226@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: collinsmikett_2009@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:30:51 -0700
Subject: Manager, Internal Audit/


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Manager, Internal Audit/
Foreign Remittance Dept,
Union Bank Plc,
36 Broad Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

Dear,

My name is Mr Collins Mike, An account officer to late Mr.Craig Jones who
use to work for an oil firm in Nigeria. Mr Craig Jones a well known
Philanthropist,before he died, he made a WILL stating that $15.2M (Fifteen
million, two hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be donated to any
Philanthropist of our choice oversea and your email was picked as the
beneficiary of the said funds.I got your contact through our international
trade commission and commerce hence you can become beneficiary to this Will.
I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because
they have issued a notice instructing me being the account officer to
produce the beneficiary of this Will within few working weeks or else the
money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here.


It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of my late client as was
instructed when he was a life.

I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind
that the Bank has given me a date limit,Please act fast.In acceptance of
this offer, kindly forward the following so that I can send a formal
application to my bank on your behalf: your full name and age, marital
status, phone/ fax numbers,your occupation and lastly country of origin as
you are replying this mail.Congratulation as I await your urgent repl

collinsmikett_2009@yahoo.com

Regards,

Mr Collins Mike
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