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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.
• 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.
  • jamesadams10001@yahoo.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?james=20adams?= <jamesadams10001@yahoo.com.mx>
Reply-To: jamesadams68@myway.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:17:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PRIVATE DESK OF: DR.JAMES ADAMS


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: jamesadams10001@yahoo.com.mx

PRIVATE DESK OF: DR.JAMES ADAMS

NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA.21, KOFO ABAYOMI ,STREET VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS

DEAR :SIR

I am DR.JAMES ADAMS I AM FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,{EXCHANGE CONTROL DEPARTMENT,

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA.}21, KOFO ABAYOMI,STREET VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.TRANSFER OF US$32 MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT &BUSINESSPARTNERSHIP.

I AM WRITING INRESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF OUR BANK,WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER14-255-114 WHO WAS CONFIRM DEATH ! IN THE AIR CRASH WITHE SOSOLISO AIR LINE ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER 2005.MY BANK HAS ISSUED A NOTIC TO THE PUBLIC THAT THEY ARE GIVE ALL THE RELATION OF MR Rodriguez JASPER TO COME AND CLAIM THIS MONEY WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY DAY IF NOT THEACCOUNT WILL BE DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE AND MONEY WILL BE CNFISCATED.

I HAVE DECIDED TO SEEK FOR YOUR HELP TO COME AND STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR Rodriguez JASPERAS NO BODY HAS COME AS HIS NEXT OF KIN .

I WANT YOU BECAUSE THE BANKING ETHICS DOSE NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THEN REQUIRED.

IN VIEW OF THIS I HAVE TO CONTACT THE TRADE JOURNAL TO SEE IF I CAN GET THE FAMILY OF MR Rodriguez, ON MY RESEARCH I HAPPENED TO COME ACCORES YOUR NAME.

HANCE I HAVE TO SEND YOU THIS MAIL TO ACT ASTHE NEXT OF KIN.

IF YOU ACCPECT TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN, WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS THE PERCENTAGE .

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTIC THAT THIS BUSINESS IS RISK !FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL MODALITIES FOR THE SMOOTH AND EASY TRANSFER OF THIS FUND HAS BEEN FINALIZED.

I WILL ARRANGE ALL NACESSARY DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP THAT CLAIMS .

I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU HAVE MADE UP YOUR MIND.

HEAR ISMY PHONE NUMBER 234-802-377-6044

DR.JAMES ADAMS

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA.

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER








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