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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348060793066 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • 055@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: olu ade <oluade_777@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:01:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,
I am Olu Ade, I am the personal accountant to Engr. Arthur Cooney , a
foriegn National who use to work with Shell development Company in Nigeria.
Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002,
my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident
along Sagamu express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several enquires to your embassy to
locate any of my client's extended relatives,this has also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his
family, hence I contacted you. I am contacting 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 deposit is lodged.
Particularly, the INLAND BANK PLC, where the deceased had an account valued
at about 11.5 Million U.S Dollars The Bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen
official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 3 years now I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin so that we can share the
money. 50% for me and 45% for you, while 5% will be used to offset all the
expenses incurred in the course of this transaction including tax.
Therefore, if you are interested to execute this deal with me, kindly
forward to me your private telephone/fax numbers to enable me submit them to
the bank where my late client deposited his money. I guarantee 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 via my
phone:234-8060793066 or my private email:oluade055_055@yahoo.co.uk
I anticipate your urgent response!
Best regard,
Olu Ade































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