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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:
  • "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)
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • johndudu2000@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dr john dudu" <johndudu00044@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johndudu2000@inmail24.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:30:08 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT

My Dear ,

I am an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK,Currently the UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA(UBA),My name is Dr John Dudu, I am the personal Account Manager to
Late Engr Robert. A contract was awarded to our clients By NNPC OFFICIALS TO
Late Mr Robert who is a citizen of U.S.A who used to work with an Oil
Development company in Nigeria. NNPC (NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPANY)
Here in after shall be referred to as my client On April 21, 2002,my client,
his wife, and
their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express
way.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately losttheir lives.Since then, I
have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients
extended Relatives, this also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family but all
in vain. I have contacted 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 deposits were lodged, particularly the STANDARD TRUST BANK
PLC.
Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($10.5 Million US dollars)
has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since i can confide in you so that the proceeds of this account
valued at ($10.5 million US dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me
can
share the money, 60% to me and 40% to you. An attorney will be contacted to
help revalidated and notarize all the 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 see this deal through. I guarantee that this will
be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of thelaw. Please get in touch with me by my
email:(johndudu2000@inMail24.com)
Best regards
DrJohn Dudu

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