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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 sum of money" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • chris_dalamola@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Chris Dalamola" <chrisdalamola2@msn.com>
Reply-To: chris_dalamola@myway.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:24:13 +0000
Subject: The head of auditing and accounting section of UNITED BANK.

Hassan



AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA),
LAGOS BRANCH,
NIGERIA PLC.
Email:chris_dalamola@myway.com
Dear Friend,

I AM MR CHRIS DALAMOLA, The head of auditing and
accounting section of UNITED BANK OF AFRICA(UBA) in West Africa with
due respect and regards.I have decided to contact you
on a business transaction that will be very beneficial
to both of us at the end of the transaction.

We had a foreign client DR H. PAUL JACOBI who
deposited a huge sum of money (USD$9.5Million) with
our bank.Eventually, this client was among the victims
of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on
the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not
had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position
in the bank.Now, having monitored this deposit over
the years after his death, and hence nobody has showed
up as the next of kin for the past three and half
years, I have moved the file to my private volt.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as
the next of kin as every other arrangement has being
concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner
to enable me move the fund to his account. This does
not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me.I therefore
request you to confirm your interest by a return
message and I will furnish you with details .

Your interest will be negotiable before we commence
the project. In receipt of this letter.
I look forward to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,
MR CHRIS DALAMOLA.

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