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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:
  • "million 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348085835944 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Kuto" <mail@dollarsxmails.org>
Reply-To: mrnelsonkuto@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:41:03 +0000
Subject: HELLO,




Hello,

Letter of Business Proposal

I am. Nelson Kuto the personal Accountant to the General Manager of Union Bank (Nig) Plc. I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. (30%)for you,70% for me.

The transaction is about assisting me as my foreign counterpart to enable us present you as the Beneficiary of the usd$10million dollars left by our late deceased foreign customer who died in a auto crash with his family since January 2005.

The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, since the time the bank made a public notice that they are ready to release this fund to any of his relative abroad.

I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully
Mr Nelson Kuto.
mail: nelson200@live.com

call 234 8085835944

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