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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 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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • kudiratmike@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kudirat Mike <kudiratmike@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kudirat_mike@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:25:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Letter


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kudiratmike@yahoo.com

Dear Sir


I am Mrs Kudirat, the personal Attorney To late Mr. Roland Town, a

national of your country, who lived here in AFRICA.


On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their only one child

wereinvolved in a car accident, unfortunately all occupants of the vehicle

lost there lives.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money

and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or

declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit was

lodged.(CITIBANK NIG LTD)


Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at

about (11Million US Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin

or have the account Confiscated within the next few working days.Since I

have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my late client, I now

seek your consent to present you as the next of kin Of the deceased, since

you bear the same surname with him, so that the Proceeds of this account

valued at (11 Million US Dollars) can be paid to you.


If you agree, we can discuss your percentage. I have all necessary

Legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I

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

guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement

That will protect you from any breach of the law. Note that we have gotten

the reference number of the payment as CIB/345/FMC-0. ON FILE NUMBER

FMF-800/140/05.

Finally, please indicate your full interest and willingness to do this business with me by sending to me your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy Communication, your full name and address, with a good banking information .


Waiting for your urgent response.



Best Regards,

Mrs Kudirat

- Kudirat Mike

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