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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Wally Chize" <wallychize100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wallychize@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:30:59 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS INVESTMENT - WILL TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES


BUSINESS INVESTMENT - WILL TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES
>From The Desk Of Dr. Wally Chize- Tsunami -Investment
11 Calso Street Olodi Apapa
Lagos Nigeria


Dear Friend ,

I am Dr. Wally Chize Working in department of Fund Release Order Lagos,
Nigeria.I know the letter might come to you as surprise,but take it like
your own deal.

This is a deal, Late Engr. Siawosh Coach from Indonesia executed contract
through Federal Ministry of Works & Housing here in Lagos,Nigeria the
contract worth of (US$17.5M) but on the process of transferring the money to
him,he died with his family in Tsunami disaster that occurred recently.

Meanwhile, his money has been asigned to be paid through my office before I
will give order to the final endorsement of his money. Nobody knows what is
going on except I and one of colleagues. Late Engr.Siawosh Coach's
information will be furnished to you base on your coperation You will have
to act as the beneficiary of this fund,Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the relatives now, I seek your consent to present you as the next
of kin of the deceased so as to transfer this money into your account valued
at US$17.5M dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the
money according to the agreed ratio.
I will send to you the whole relevant information that required in this
transaction immediately you accept to co-operate with me.

Send to me your: 1. Your privates phone and fax 2. Name of your company if
any and also an account particulars where the money will be transferred into
or you can go ahead and open a new fresh account to enable us to start the
deal immediately, I have decided to give you 30% of this money and 5% for
Homeless in Indonesia while 5 % will be for motherless babies here.
This is 100% risk-free. Meanwhile,I will be going to my retirement very
soon,so need this money to take care of my family in future am waiting your
urgent reply.

God bless you.
Yours truly
Dr. Wally Chize

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