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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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.
  • james_mayaki01@yahoo.co.uk
  • jamesmayaki8@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james mayaki" <jamesmayaki8@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:57:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: REF/ENGR.GEORGE.


DEAR SIR,

I AM JAMES MAYAKI OF TECHIE BANK PLC.I AM THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER TO ENGR.GEORGE,A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH PHILIPS OIL EXPLORATIONS COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA.

ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 1998,MY CLIENT,HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY CHILD WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SABGAMA EXPRESS ROAD KLM 35 IN WHICH MY AND THE WHOLE FAMILY.SINCE THEN,I HAVE MADE CONSECIENTIOUS INQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S SUPPOSED RELATIONS AND THIS HAS TOTALLY PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET,TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY,HENCE I CONTACTED YOU SINCE YOU HAVE SIMILAR SURNAME.

GEORGE DIED INTESTATE LEAVING VALUABLE PROPERTIES AS WELL AS SOME MONEY IN TECHIE BANK HERE.I HAVE THEREFORE CONTACTED YOU TO COOPERATE WITH ME TO CLAIM THE MONEY.TO BE PRECISE,MY DECEASED CLIENT HAD THREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT WITH US.I HAVE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND DOUCUMENTS TO THIS DEPOSIT.

ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO MOVE THIS MONEY FROM HIS ACCOUNT TO A BANK ACCOUNT TO BE NOMINATED BY YOU.TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE,YOU WILL ACT AS MY CLIENT'S NEXT-OF-KIN,AND WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AT MY DISPOSAL WE WILL DO ALL THE REMAINING DOCUMENTATIONS IN YOUR FAVOUR.

UPON THE COMPLETEION OF THIS TRANSACTION WHICH WILL LAST FOR A FEW DAYS,YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE MONEY,WHILE I TAKE THE BALANCE.PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS CONTACT:{james_mayaki01@yahoo.co.uk} FOR MORE DETAILS.

BEST REGARDS,

MR.JAMES MAYAKI.
ACCOUNTS MANAGER,
TECHIE BANK PLC,
NO.128 TB PLAZA,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

REF/ENGR.GEORGE.

jamesmayaki8@latinmail.com







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