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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2348066155410 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • daniel.aku5@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • dannyl.aku@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Aku <daniel.aku5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dannyl.aku@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:13:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: daniel.aku5@yahoo.com



- My Name is Mr. Danny Aku and I work for Continental Trust Bank Of Nigeria (CTB) PLC, I know this is an unconventional way of introducing a big and profitable business deal, but I however want you to take your time to read my letter carefully, you will understand the neccessity for my action.I wish to inform you that I have stumbled on an account file in the cause of my Job as the director of auditing, Continental Trust Bank Plc, which reveal a dormant domiciliary account with a balance Of US$ 15,600,000 (Fifteen Point Six Million USD) and on discreet investigation, We did discovered that the account holder (Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky whose National is Russia has died of cadiach arrest on July,2003.Afer the bank management meeting being held quarterly at our headquarters which deliberated on possible confisactation of the said account at the end of this fiscal year 2008, I did resolved in finding a responsible person to whom the bank would entrust this treasury as an inherit!
ance estate, hence this proposals to you.I now solicit to present you to the Bank as the Next Of Kin to this account so that the Bank would release the fund to you for our benefit (We share 50% each). The required documentation for this claim would be procured through an attorney under a laid legal Frame work as this business is 100% risk free.Be informed that this payment would be made through an ELECTRONIC TRANSFER MODE(SWIFT) into your resident account within (seven (7) days once a favourable response is received from you as I will serve as an advisory Body to you towards this claim to avoid any mistakes.Below is my Contact Informations: Name:n Mr. Danny Aku,Email: dannyl.aku@gmail.com,Tel:+234 806 615 5410.Finally, You must oblige to all directives to ensure prompt payment of this fund. You should send your response to these private email { dannyl.aku@gmail.com} and any clarifications should be made through my direct telephone.The parties would be entitle to 50% shar!
e of this inheritance once claim is transferred successfully into your
account so that we would work together as partners in progress and do not hesitate to contact me is you need more details and direction.Thanks in Anticipation,Best Regards,Mr.Danny Aku

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