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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • frankdavchambers@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frankdavchambers@sify.com" <franky@tulsaemail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:04:10 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


FROM THE DESK OF CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OFFICE
OF CITIZEN BANK OF PLC.
PLOT 1002 OYIN JOLAYEMI ST,
VICTORIA ISLAND,

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am an accountant with CITIZEN BANK OF PLC. My name is Franky Dav am the
Personal Account officer to Engineer. Andrew Wilson, a National of your
country,who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM
RESOURCES,VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.

Herein after shall be referred to as my client On 30 JAN 2000,my client, his
wife and their three children were involved in the Kenya Airways flight with
registration number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi to destination Lagos
and all the passengers on-board and the flight crew, including his family
died in this fatal aircrash on 30 JAN 2000. 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 trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of
his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they getconfiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,particularly the CITIZENS
BANK OF PLC. Where the deceased had an account valued at about($17.5
Million US Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at ($17.5 Million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I
can share the money 50% to me and 40% to you. While 10% for unforeseen
bottle necks we might incure in this transaction an attorney will be
contracted to help us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more
clarification and easy communication.

Your full name.
Your contact address.
Your tel and fax numbers.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.Iguarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.PLEASE FOR FURTHER
INFOMATION GET INTOUCH THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL;(frankdavchambers@sify.com)
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION,

Best regards,

Franky Dav

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