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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "BRIGHT MARTINS" <brightmartins002@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: martins_45bright@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:01:39 +0000
Subject: Urgent Business

Hello Dear ,

l write this letter to you with interest for a
business contact. Iam Bright Martins the manager of
Bill and Exchange Dept of AfriBank Nigeria P.L.C Abuja
Annex.

l am contacting you in regards to a transfer of about
$12.8 million which l wish to invest my share in your
country under your supervision.

The fund in question is safely deposited in an ESCROW
account with our department by a foreigner.This
account came up in the lst quarter bank Auditing
evaluation as an old account operated by a foreigner
who died amongst passengers in an aircarft on 6th
November 1996 and as a result, his account remained
dormant without the knwoledge of his family.

The deceased is Mr John Fredinkis who was one of the
directors of Monier Construction Company (M .C.C) . He
Was a Hungraian.

This dormant account annual broguht forward in the
yearly
auditing on/exercise as the Auditors have decided that
in the year 2005/2006 Audit that the account will be
deleted and the fund confiscated to the Government
Treasury.

I therefore seek your consent to present you as next
of kin to the deceased so that the fund will be
transferred to you and shared amongst us on a ratio to
be agreed upon your response.
Get back to me and indicate your willingness to assist
in this transaction.

This transacton shall be executed legitimately and I
assured. you of 100% risk free.

Best Regards.

Brigh Martins

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