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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "KINGSLEY IJEOMA" <kingsijeoma@msn.com>
Reply-To: kingsleyije@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:23:01 +0000
Subject: Your response

Hello,

I am Kingsley Ijeoma, (Head, Commercial Banking) with Assurance Bank Nigeria
and also the account officer in charge of Mr. Anthony's account, a National
of your country, who used to work with a Multi-National oil firm in
Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client, on April 21, 2000,
my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a auto
accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. 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 this huge deposits were lodged.

Now Assurnce Bank Nigeria where the deceased had an account valued at about
($7.4 Million US Dollars)has issued out a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confiscated within the next 45 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at ($7.4 Million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I
can share the money, 60% to me and 40% to you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with
me by my email.

Best regards,

Kingsley Ijeoma.



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