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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: susan ezebunwa <susane20078@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:41:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE PLEASE RESPOND URGENTLY








Dear Friend,=20
I am The Branch Manager=A0of Pacific =A0Bank Nig.Plc. My name is MRS. SUSAN=
EZEI am the Accounts Manager to Late ENGINEER (KANE) a National of your co=
untry,who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTOR=
IA ISLAND,LAGOS.=20
On January 30th 2000 , my client, his wife, and three children were involve=
d in the Kenya airways crash with registration number 5Y-BEN which departed=
from Nairobi to destination Lagos and they all family died in this fatal a=
ir crash On January 30,Since then I have made severalinquiries to your emba=
ssy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has alsoproved nsu=
ccessful.=20
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 get confiscated or declared unserviceable =
by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the=A0PACIF=
IC MERCHANT=A0Bank Nig.Plc.Where the deceased had an account Valued at abou=
t ($10.8 million U.SDollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of =
kin. Or have the account confiscatedwithin thenext ten official working day=
s.=20
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years no=
w, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased si=
nce you
have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($10=
.8 million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the
money.45% to me and 45% to you and 5% for any charity organization in your
country.=20
While 5% for unforeseen bottlenecks we might incur in this transaction an
attorney will be contracted to help us revalidate and notarize all the
necessarylegal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.=
=20
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through=
.Iuarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that w=
illprotect you and me from any breach of the law.I will like you to reply u=
rgently
Best Regards=20
SUSAN EZE=20
PACIFIC MERCHANT BANK
=0A=0A=0A

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