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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.MACK MORRIS" <mkmorris11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.mackmorris@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:16:39 -0700
Subject: WITH GOOD FAITH


*FROM MACK MORRIS*

*CREDIT AND ACCOUNT DEPT.**
OCEANIC BANK NIG PLC
CORPORATE HEADQUATERS
**12 MOLAR STREET**,**
**VICTORIA** **ISLAND**, **
**LAGOS** **NIGERIA** *

*TELEPHONE +234-1-4732762**


GOOD DAY *



*I COME TO YOU WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR OUR LIVES AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES GRANTED UNTO US TO BE CONNECTED TODAY FOR A BENEFICIAL
BUSINESS THAT WILL LAST FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION IF ONLY YOU WILL GIVE
ME YOU'RE SUPPORT.*


*MEANWHILE PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF BELOW. **

I AM MACK MORRIS, OCEANIC BANK PLC (0.B.) I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A
FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK LATE ENGR. * *CHRISTIAN EICH (SNR) A NATIONAL OF
YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN
LAGOS-NIGERIA. ON **MONDAY 31 JULY 2000**. **HIS WIFE AND TWO OF HIS
CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AIR-CRAFT. ALL OCCUPANTS UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR
LIVES.*


*SINCE THEN BANK AND I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE
ANY OF HIS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES THIS HAS ALSO PROVED ABORTIVE. AFTER THESE
SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN CLAIMING THE
MONEY AND PROPERTIES LEFT BEHIND BY OUR CUSTOMER BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED
OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY OUR BANK WHERE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF
SEVENTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.*

* *

*I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND I FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. DO CALL
ME NOW +234-1-4732762*

* *

*UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE I WILL DETAIL YOU ON THE MODALITIES
THROUGH WHICH WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS CLAIMS. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
REMAIN BLESSED, CALL ME NOW IF YOU ARE INTRESTED, *

* *

*MY REGARDS,
MACK MORRIS
ACCOUNT MANAGER
OCEANIC BANK PLC (O.B)
PRIVATE NUMBER+234-1-4732762*

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam