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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • earnestdav@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?infoomanfaruoq1@aliceadsl.fr?=" <infoomanfaruoq1@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:30:31 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INHERITANCE_FUND.?=


CONFIRM RECEIPT.
ATTN SIR/ MADAM,
MY NAME IS EARNEST DAVID. I WORK WITH THE BANKERS TRUST BANK PLC AS A GROUP HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITH FORTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS($45.5M) IN IT. ON
PERSONAL INVESTIGATION.
I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN THE BOMB BLAST IN IKEJA CANTONMENT ON,27 TH OF JAN 2002 WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT. I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMMITT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BY
PRESENTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER.
IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS. OUTSIDE THIS,THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND IT BACK TO THE NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT.
SO IF INTERESTED FURNISH ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS ABOUT YOU.
1,FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2,DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX
3,OCCUPATION,PROFESSION AND AGE.
4,MARITAL STATUS
IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO EFFECT THE REMITANCE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.YOU ALSO CONTACT ME THROUGH earnestdav@sify.com
REGARDS,
EARNEST DAVID.


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
Découvrez vite l'offre exclusive ALICE BOX! En cliquant ici http://abonnement.aliceadsl.fr Offre soumise à conditions.*Source : TNS SOFRES / BEARING POINT. Secteur Fournisseur d.Accès Internet

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