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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348073676528 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: lhrst <lhrst@fbr.gov.pk>
Reply-To: falodunjariyo@live.com
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:00:21 +0500
Subject:


FIDELITY BANK PLC.
Abuja,Nigeria.


FROM THE DESK OF :JARIYO FALODUN

Dear Friend,

Thank you very much for your response to my email. I believe this is my
3rd email to you.

Like I said in my last email. I am Jariyo Falodun the auditor general of
FIDELITY BANK PLC. Nigeria.I am the head of the accounts department. I am pleased
to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposalwhich I believe will profit the both of us after completion. I
contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of
handling this business transaction, which I explained below.

The sum of £12,500,000.00 has been floating as unclaimed since 2000 in
my bank as all efforts to get across to the his relatives of our
client who deposited the money have hit the stones. Engr.Heinz Lutz
died of a heart failure here in Nigeria.

All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. My position here
at my office requiries me to investigate and I therefore made further
investigations and discovered that Mr.Engr.Heinz Lutz did not
declare any next of kin or relation in all his official
documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. According
to the Nigeria constitution the money will revert to the ownership of
the Nigeria government if nobody applies to claim the fund. To avoid
this money being sent to the Nigeria treasury as unclaimed funds, I
have decided to seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of
kin so that the said fund (£12.5m)would be released in your name as the
next of kin and paid into your account.

All documents and proof that will have you claim this fund without
stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to this mail moreso,
I want to inform you that I have unanimously agreed to offer you (£4m)
of the total sum for the assistance and role you are going to play in
this transaction, (£2m) will be given to charity organizations in your
country with your supervision while the remaining will be for me.

I understand that the image of african has been
tainted/tanish,Especially we NIGERIANS but we can work base on trust
and do this together ,I we will work with one mind. await to hear from
you so that we can proceed at once.

Thank you very much.

REPLY NOW VIA MY PRIVATE E.mail SO WE CAN PROCEED:falodunjariyo@live.com

Also i leave you with you my most dedicated phone number: +234 8073 676 528

God bless you,

Mr.Jariyo Falodun

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