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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:
  • "dear friend" (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)
• 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.
  • +2348024038802 (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.
  • adewale_peters@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: international support <international@t203.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:00:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Please reply


From Dr Adewale Peters.
Telephone :+234-8024-0388-02.
DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC(DBN)
Dear Friend,
I am an Accountant with DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC(DBN),My name
is Dr Adewale Peters,i discovered an abandoned sum of 18million US
dollars(Eightteen million US dollars)in an account that belongs to one
of
our foreign customers who used to work with an Oil Developmentcompany
in Nigeria (NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPNAY) .Here in after shall be
referred to as my client On April 21, 2001, my client, his wife,and
theirthree children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu
express way.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I havemade several inquiries to your embassy to locate any
of myclients extended Relatives, this is also proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace name over the
Internet,to locate any member of his family hence Icontacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
leftbehind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable bythe bank where this huge deposits were
lodged,particularly
the DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC.
Where the deceased had an account Valued at about($18 million u s
dollars)
has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
yearsnow,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that we can proceed intransfering of this account valued at
($18million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can
share
the money.55% to me and 45% to you and 5% for any expenditure made
during the repatriating of the fund to your inland account.
An attorney will be contracted to help revalidated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you. from any breach of the law.
You can reach me via my private email add:adewale_peters@myway.com
I wait to hear from you asap
Best regards
Dr Adewale Peters
(External Auditor Accountant

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