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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • dafe_akene1@indiatimes.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dafe Akene" <d_akene33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: d_akene@walla.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 07:23:44 -0900
Subject: DID YOU GET MY MAIL?

Hello!

I am Mr. DAFE AKENE, Bank Manager of Diamond Bank Plc, Lagos Branch. I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. I got
your contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.) regional office in
Lagos, Nigeria although the details of my intention were not made known to
them. In August 31st 1999, An American oil consultant / contractor with
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.RICHARD BROKAW made a
numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar valued at
US$25,500,000.00 (Twenty Five Million five hundred thousand Dollars) in my
branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contact employers Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Richard
Brokaw died from an Plane Crash accident.For more confirmation view
this link

: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and
all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr.RICHARD BROKAW did not
declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork.

This sum of US$25,500,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will come forward to claim it.
According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if
nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Richard
Brokaw so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the
hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple request: -

1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin.

2. We shall employ the services of two attorneys for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate /administration in your favour for the transfer.

3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will
then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary /
next of kin of Mr.RICHARD BROKAW.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
which i will disclose you in due course. However 10% from the total sum
is mapped out is for expenses incurred in this transaction. There is no
risk at all the paperwork for the attorney and my position will do this
transaction as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via
the private email address below.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country,

Thanks and regards,

Mr.DAFE AKENE.

ALTERNATIVE MAIL:dafe_akene1@indiatimes.com or d_akene@walla.com

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