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

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Anthony=20Williams?= <zenith_accountant@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: anthony_williams@accountant.com
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 01:25:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE IT URGENT


Saya ada alamat e-mel baru!Sekarang anda boleh kirimkan saya e-mel di: zenith_accountant@yahoo.com.my

Attn: Sir/Madam,


I am Anthony Williams of Zenith International Bank PLC .I am the Accounts Manager to ROBERT JOHN ,a national of your country, who used to work with Philips Oil Explorations Company here in Nigeria.


On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only child were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road, KM 35 in which my client and the whole family died. Since then,I have made conscientious inquiries to locate any of my client's relations and this has 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.


Mr.ROBERT JOHN died intestate leaving valuable properties as well as some money in Zenith International Bank Plc here. I have therefore, contacted you to cooperate with me to claim the money.


To Be precise, my deceased client had USD3.0m(Three million, United States Dollars) in the bank account,I have necessary information and documents 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 With all the information at my disposal we will

do all the documentations.


Upon the completion of this transaction which will last few days ,

you will be entitled to 40%(USD1,200,000) while I will take the balance. Reply through my email.


Best regards,

Anthony Williams.

Accounts Manager

Zenith International Bank Plc.

G.R.A,BENIN CITY.

Nigeria.

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